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Swearing in
Nearly 100 attend installation Following the meeting, City Clerk Becca Smith, at left, completes paperwork with Shawn Lassiter, newly appointed mayor pro tem, and Eunice Johnson. At right is Mayor Jim Staff. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although there were only three new faces added, Atmore’s “new” city government was formally installed during a special meeting held Monday, November 2, in the city hall auditorium. Incumbent elected officials, including…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of November 1, 2020
William “Billy” Harris Mr. William “Billy” Harris, age 71, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020, at his home in Perdido, Ala. He was a native of Uriah, Ala., former resident of Loxley, Ala. and had resided in Perdido for the past twenty-one years. He loved to fish and being outdoors. He was retired from Winston Stewart Construction with fifty years of service. He was a member of Fretwell Tabernacle Holiness…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Order your Boston butts now
St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church is holding their annual Boston butt sale over the next couple of weeks. Boston butts (only $35 each) will be available Saturday, October 31, and Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7, and may be picked up from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on those days, at the church, 600 S. Main Street, Atmore. The guys are smoking a limited number of butts so you…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
WSD winners
Winners in the pumpkin decorating contest (names listed below) News Staff Report There was plenty of opportunity for competition at this year’s Williams Station Day. Winners in various contests are listed below. Atmore Public Library 4th Grade Creative Writing Contest Escambia Academy: 1st Place: Amari Lambert; 2nd Place: Megan Harter Huxford Elementary: 1st Place – Bentley Gross; 2nd Place – Bailee Godwin Escambia County Middle School: 1st Place – Athena…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago