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Pride of AtmoreDon Fletcher

POA buys hardware store
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Pride of Atmore, the group initially formed to restore the Strand Theatre and now the leading force behind the city’s downtown revitalization effort, recently accomplished one of its primary goals with the purchase of the building in which Atmore Hardware did business for decades. Details of the transaction were not readily available, but POA Executive Director Foster Kizer said this week that acquisition of…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Plan B for Ribs on Ridgeley
News Staff Report Ribs on Ridgeley, a fundraiser for the downtown revitalization effort, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. this Thursday, November 8, after having been postponed due to inclement weather last week. With weather forecasts calling for a high probability of rain on Thursday, organizers have come up with a Plan B. If the weather is again non-conducive to the outdoor dining event, it will take place at PWC Construction,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Pride honors Yard of the Month
By TOM TSCHIDA Special to Atmore News As fall approaches, long before the Christmas season, the Roberts family can be found hard at work planning the year’s Christmas light debut. John and Sylvia start this labor of love in October – checking bulbs, fixing displays, running cords, and determining what new items to add each year. Fifteen years ago, John hung a few sets of lights on his home just to…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Yard of the month
The Pride of Atmore board selected the Langford home on Jack Springs Road as the October Yard of the Month. Shown at the presentation Monday, October 2, are, from left, front, Nina Langford, David Langford, the Rev. C.L. Langford, Leslie Henderson; back, Jimmy Langford, Foster Kizer, Myrna Monroe, Sandy Helton, Herb Hackman and Bub Gideons.
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago