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Obituaries, week of December 15, 2021
Vernon Spence  Spence Mr. Vernon Spence, age 79, of Geneva, Ala., passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at his home. He was born in Escambia County, Fla.to the late Ransom C. and Evelyn English Spence.  He was a 1959 graduate of Ernest Ward High School where he played basketball and held a record for the most points scored in a game, 58, for over forty years. He and his family…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
The Boys of the Summer of ’61: Where Are They Now?
by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO LARRY TROUTMAN    Even before Larry played catcher for the 1961All Stars, he  made time for Scouting. Along with John Wingard, he was presented the coveted rank of Eagle from their Scout Masters, Wesley Pruett and Buster Joyner. Like John, Larry was only 14 years old.    At Escambia County High School, Larry distinguished himself as a class officer and Student Council representative. Senior year, the…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Woman,men charged with drug possession Hadley Lassiter Jones By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman who admitted during a December 2 traffic stop that she had marijuana in her purse was arrested, but not for the small quantity of pot she had in her possession. Instead, it was what else that was in her purse that landed her in jail.APD Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that Sabrae Paeton…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
BOE president focused on future
Wallace By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News He’s been an English teacher, a minister and a US Marine, and now Coleman Wallace has a new job title: President of the Escambia County School Board.Originally from New Jersey, Wallace spent much of his life in the Garden State before retiring to Alabama in 2008. He spent time working at Drexel University and Antioch University in admissions and counseling. Years later he…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Celebrating Kendall’s life
Kendall Students in two fifth-grade homerooms at Escambia County Middle School celebrated last Friday, December 3, the life of former classmate Kendall Watkins, who lost his life in a November 24 car crash. After a brief address and countdown by Counselor Jawuan Osborne, more than three dozen of Kendall’s classmates and school counselors shouted, “Celebrating Kendall’s life,” and released green and white balloons (donated by Southern Stems). The balloons briefly…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago