Atmore News

Megan Wilson of Atmore was nominated as the Student Employee of the Year by The University of Alabama’s Department of Human Resources, which has been honoring the efforts of outstanding student employees for more than 15 years.HR invites supervisors to nominate students in early spring each year to highlight students who perform invaluable services with enthusiasm and dedication, all while balancing their respective academic commitments.This year eligible students were undergraduate…

The Banana Soldiers team took home the gold in the Saturday, April 13, Leadership Atmore Kickball Tournament, held at Tom Byrne Park under clear, blue skies. Shown are, from left, front, Camryn O’Barr, Lexi Huskey, Leslie Ball, Michelle Barron, Tadd Huskey; back, Noah Martin, Gavin Snow, Cameron Ball, Luke Diamond, Kaiden McGhee, Brandon Mason.

There was no shortage of good fishing at the 8th Steve’s Catfishing Tournament at Steve’s Farm Saturday, April 13. The ponds were lined with folks just enjoying a day of fishing or trying to hook the big one for a cash prize. This year’s winners were as follows: 1st place – Ashton Faulkner with a 31.05 lb. fish; 2nd place – Jamarius Lewis with a 27.25 lb. fish; 3rd place…

FBC holds St. JudeTrike-A-ThonIt was technically a trike-a-thon, but bikes, trikes, scooters and wagons were allowed, even encouraged. First Baptist Church Preschool held their annual Trike-A-Thon Friday, April 12, to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Trike-A-Thon is not only a fun activity, it’s an educational way to teach young preschoolers and their educators how to make a difference for St. Jude kids.

At the banquet Friday evening, Rachel Hadley, left, and Eunice Johnson Saturday morning, participants walked behind a banner which read “Love Needs No Words” By DON FLETCHER and SHERRY DIGMON Eunice Johnson is well aware that April is Autism Awareness Month. With several autistic children in the community and three autistic grandchildren of her own, she wants to make sure other people are aware too.Johnson organized and hosted the Inaugural…