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City refuses YMCA property
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting one member short, voted unanimously during its Monday, February 11, meeting to reject Atmore Area YMCA’s attempt to deed its building and grounds to the city. Citing the prohibitive cost of bringing the former Atmore High School building up to code and shoring up its failing foundation, council members did not hesitate to turn down the offer. “It will take…
Free Benefits Education Seminar at Atmore YMCA
Local and area business and industries are invited to attend a free Benefits Education Seminar that organizers say will focus on no-cost or low-cost ways to make your company a better place to work. The five-hour event will take place on Thursday, April 5, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the local Atmore Area YMCA, 501 South Pensacola Avenue. The focus of the seminar is to provide information on how…
Y’s Ugly Truck Contest is Saturday
Got a truck that’s so ugly that it’s special? If so, Atmore Area YMCA’s second annual Ugly Truck Contest might be the place to prove just how special it is. The contest pays $75 each to the Rat Rod and Street Legal trucks judged the ugliest in the competition, which will be held Saturday, July 22, from 4 to 7 p.m., on the grass behind the local Y’s 501 South…