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Aaron named Distinguished Young Woman
From left, Sarah Hartley, Sydney Aaron, Madison Lambeth By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Sydney Aaron was named Escambia County Distinguished Young Woman 2022 at the program held Saturday, July 31, at Flomaton High School.Sarah Hartley is First Alternate, and Madison Lambeth is Second Alternate.Sydney attends W.S. Neal High School. She is the daughter of Jerry and Stacy Aaron. She plans to major in business management at Troy University.Sarah attends T.R. Miller…
Woman OK after trapped in car two hours
A power line dangles near the crashed Chrysler. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore woman was finally able to escape, shaken but not badly injured, after being trapped inside her car for about two hours when it ran off a city street and crashed into a light pole. The mishap occurred shortly before 3 p.m. last Tuesday, July 20, on the farthest reaches of South Main Street, at…
Obituaries, week of August 4, 2021
Joan A. Bogdan                        Joan A. Bogdan, age 79, of Davisville, Fla., passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at her residence in Davisville.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Saint Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in Atmore, Ala. with Father Gordon Milsted officiating.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore. Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. Edward Farrar…
Felony drug arrests
Thomas Weaver By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man recently experienced one of his unluckiest days ever, while luck and time ran out again for a Nokomis man who is no stranger to a county jail cell. The pair became the most recent casualties in an ongoing crackdown by city and county law enforcement on felony drug crimes.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed this week that Zachary Benjamin Thomas,…
CACC offering free classes for fall semester
Coastal Alabama Community College is dedicating $8 million in CARES Act funds to help students continue their education through the Coastal Cares Grant program. All registered students are eligible for up to six credit hours, tuition and fees free – that is up to $972 of free college credit – while grant funds last.The Coastal Cares Grants are available to all students for the Fall 2021 semester and includes dual…