EventsAtmore News

ECTS gathering set
Escambia County Training School (Golden Eagles)15th Annual Alumni Gathering will be held Friday, September 29, at David’s Catfish. Please note the following schedule: 8:20 a.m. – group pictures, meet and greet 9 a.m. – program 11 a.m. – Dutch treat lunch There will be reserved seats for 2016 classes’ winners, first place – Class of 1967; second place – Class of 1969; third place – Class of 1966; reserved seating…
Railroad Junction Day coming up in Flomaton
Downtown Flomaton will be filled with good food, entertainment, arts and crafts, model train displays and an antique car show Saturday, Sept. 23, for the annual Railroad Junction Day. The day will kick off at 7:30 a.m. with a 5-K run and walk sponsored by the Youth Student Ministry of First Baptist Church. Registration is $30 and the race will begin and end at the church. For more information, call…
Taste of the South is Thursday
Local and area residents are invited to come out to Heritage Park this week for a taste of what local cooking is all about. The 14th annual Taste of the South cooking competition, a showcase of local culinary talent that is noted statewide, will take place Thursday, September 21, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The community event, hosted for the fourth straight year by Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce, will…
Area Episcopalians to honor First Responders
By BONNIE BARTEL LATINO Special to Atmore News On September 10 at 10 a.m., the RT Rev. J. Russell Kendrick, Bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, will officiate at a Holy Eucharist “Blue Sunday” service for local area First Responders. On the Sunday closest to 9/11, the Episcopal families of St. Anna’s in Poarch and Trinity in Atmore will combine to honor emergency personnel as well as…
Homecoming set at New Beginnings
Homecoming at New Beginnings Baptist Church will be held Sunday, September 10, at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. C.L. Langford, recently retired pastor of Enon Baptist Church, will bring the message. Music will be by Bro. Ray Pugh, Minister of Music at Louin Baptist Church, Louin, Miss., and special music by Lana Langford, Minister of Music at Perdido Baptist Church. Dinner on the grounds follows the morning service. There will be…