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Rescheduled Santa on Main is Thursday
Cold winter rain caused Santa to cancel his December 7 appearance in downtown Atmore, but the Jolly Old Elf will make up for that absence this Thursday, December 14, when Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce presents its belated Santa on Main event. Brandy Giger, the local Chamber’s president-elect, said this week that the rescheduled Santa on Main, which begins at 4 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m., would include everything…
Community Calendar
Atmore Community Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor ONE TOUCH LINENS Sale Thursday, December 14 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. in Mason Auditorium and Friday, December 15 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. All proceeds will go to funding Auxiliary projects. The Escambia County Republican Party Annual Christmas Party will be held Monday, December 18, 6 p.m., at The Hourglass, 220 St. Joseph Ave., Brewton. The ECHS Class of ’83 is…
Church Calendar
The City Wide prayer at Destiny Worship Center continues each Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. This prayer is for peace, unity and love to return to our City. First Assembly of God will present “The Grinch That Couldn’t Steal Christmas” Sunday, December 17 and Monday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. nightly. Destiny Worship Center will be hosting a Free CHRISTmas concert Sunday, December 17 at 6 p.m. featuring local soloist…
AFD toy drive Saturday
For the 10th successive year Atmore Fire Department personnel will collect donated toys to help make Christmas a little brighter for children of local families in need. For the second successive year, they will have help from a cadre of costumed comic book characters. The annual AFD toy drive will take place from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. (or thereabouts) this Saturday, December 9, at Walmart. “We say nine to…
Christmas parades set
Children and other fans of local Christmas parades will be thrilled this weekend, as annual holiday caravans will be held on the Poarch Creek Indians reservation and in downtown Atmore on successive nights. Participants in the Poarch parade, which is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, weave traditional Native American costumes and decorations into their Christmas presentations. The Poarch event’s theme wasn’t announced but it usually mirrors that…