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Child killed in crash
Parents, sister remain hospitalized James By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Saturday morning (October 3) crash on Florida Highway 97, just south of Walnut Hill, claimed the life of an 11-year-old Atmore boy and left his parents and sister hospitalized. Jaden James, a sixth-grade student at Flomaton Elementary School who planned to join the clergy when he reached adulthood, was airlifted from the wreck site to a Pensacola, Fla.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
FEMA centers to close as Hurricane Delta nears coast
With Tropical Storm Delta looming off-shore, FEMA and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency are taking the precautionary safety measure of ceasing operations at all their Mobile Registration Intake Centers.Most centers will close at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, and remain closed until 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, provided the storm’s impacts permit.The following MRICs are affected: Escambia County • ATMORE – Atmore City Hall Complex, 201 E. Louisville Ave., closes…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of October 4, 2020
Stephen “Steve” Craig Hetrick  Hetrick  ? Mr. Stephen “Steve” Craig Hetrick, age 58, Valparaiso, Fla., passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Columbus, Ohio to Richard D. and Sherry Jenkins Hetrick. He was employed at Eglin Air Force Base as a Cyber Security Administrator Contractor and was an avid fisherman and Alabama football fan.  He was preceded in death by his father, Richard D. Hetrick. …
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Scouts honor Frontline Heroes
News Staff Report The Gulf Coast Boy Scout Council gave local Boy Scout Troop 26 camp cards – discount cards to local and area businesses – to present to local heroes. Scouts visited agencies and organizations from Walnut Hill to Atmore to show their appreciation to Frontline Heroes. In addition to the presentations shown here, Scouts also delivered cards to the Atmore Police Department. Scout Jonathan Gibbs presents camp cards…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Stanley, Hendrix to wed
Mallory Lynn Stanley, William Robert Hendrix Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stanley are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Lynn Stanley to William Robert Hendrix of Atmore, Ala. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Judie Barnes and the late Mr. Hurston Barnes of Brewton, Ala. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stanley of Atmore. Miss Stanley is a graduate of T.R. Miller High School, a Certified…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago