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Benjamin Martin of Atmore has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for the summer semester / Term 5 of the 2020/2021 academic year.The Provost’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65.Troy University is a public, historic, international university with 22,500 students and 154,000 alumni.

By PAUL CHASONSpecial to Atmore News The American Legion and our Legion Auxiliary are honored to recognize several outstanding young men and women from our community who represented us during this year’s American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary sponsored Boys and Girls State Programs and those who were selected to attend in 2020.The ceremony is set for Thursday, August 19, 5:30 p.m., at the American Legion Post, 101 W. Church…

The Yellow Hat Society recently helped a family who lost everything in a house fire on July 29 on Park Drive. There are four children in the family. Shown at the check presentation Wednesday, August 4, are Yellow Hats member Teresa Dees, left, and India Marshall The Yellow Hat Society recently helped a family stricken with COVID and are, of course, unable to work. Shown at the check presentation Wednesday,…

If you want to see the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts’ production of “The Sound of Music,” you’ll be glad to know tickets are still available for all shows, Thursday through Sunday, August 19-22, and August 26-29. All tickets are $15 and seating is limited for each show. Tickets are available online at gecarts.org. Shown is a scene from rehearsal Sunday afternoon, August 8.

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Café 251 Monday, August 2. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Noah Graham, Brandy Giger, Arica Selzer, David Dobson, Callie Simon, Alana Sigafoose, Destiny Patterson, Rachel Pickette, Emily Lee, Bradyn Smallwood, William Edwards, Katherine Blackwell; middle, Emilee Waters, Brandon Beachy, Porsche Helton, Zahria McCants,…