EventsDon Fletcher

Rivalry rocks
Trying to come up with a unique gift for yourself or your favorite Alabama or Auburn fan? The rocks, painted by Sissy Rolin, weigh “about 40 pounds apiece” and are being raffled off to raise funds for the Cindy and Bubba Tedder Christmas Program. Tickets are $1 each and may be purchased at Tedder Auto Repair, 108 North Carney Street. A drawing will be held Nov. 18.
WSD is Saturday
It’s time. Williams Station Day is this Saturday, October 28. Once again, Atmore will be known for a day as Williams Station, as proclaimed by Mayor Jim Staff that morning, and citizens and visitors will celebrate the city’s heritage. This is the 26th year for the celebration, and while there have been some changes through the years, much has remained the same. Juried and non-juried art still draw artists and…
Glover speaking at Zion Star
Zion Star A.M.E. Zion Church with Pastor Humphrey Shuford will host Fall Revival featuring guest speaker Evangelist Tony Glover. Services are Monday through Wednesday, October 30, 31 and November 1, at 7 p.m. nightly. This revival is based on revelatory and prophetic warnings. The theme is Revelation 12:12 – He knows that he has but a short time! The church is located at 127 Carver Avenue, Atmore. All are welcome.
Mark your calendar
Toyz for Kidz auction The annual LA Bikers Toyz for Kidz auction hosted by PeeWee and Annie Powell will be held Thursday, October 19, at the PWC building, 106 East Avenue. Get together starts at 6, auction at 7. There are tons of items to bid on with the proceeds used to buy Christmas presents for families who might not otherwise have a merry Christmas. Gifts are delivered during the…
Gaines Chapel hosts annual conference
A local congregation was host to their denomination’s annual conference last week. Gaines Chapel AME Church Pastor Rev. Amos Smith and Hospitality Director Melinda Robinson anticipated as many as 400 attendees for the Ninth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s 8th Session of the Southwest Alabama Annual Conference Monday, October 9, through Saturday, October 14. Bishop Harry L. Seaworth is Presiding Prelate, Ninth District. Some assemblies were held…