Atmore News

Greater Mount Triumph to hold fall revival
Pastor Willie Hawthorne, officers, and members of Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church invite all to worship with them during their Annual Fall Revival which will be held Monday, October 16, through Thursday, October 19, at 7 p.m. nightly. The evangelist for the week will be the Reverend Joe Hayes, pastor of Second Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church, Atmore. The following theme and scripture have been chosen for this great…
Clarification
In the September 27 edition of Atmore News, we ran an article about the upcoming Ribs on Ridgeley event hosted by Pride of Atmore. The following is a clarification of a portion of that article. Pride of Atmore has applied for a grant from the Delta Regional Authority which would bring in a “principal community planner” to help with the revitalization of downtown focusing primarily on the Strand and maybe…
Elvis visits the Y
Elvis Presley visited the Atmore Area YMCA Tuesday, September 26. Elvis is Danny Rand from Grand Bay, Ala. Ilene Niedergreses was the other celebrity. The entertainment was provided by Humana as part of Senior Appreciation Day. Priority seating was reserved for members of Silver Sneakers and YMCA senior members. The show was free for everyone. “We certainly appreciate the folks from Humana – Owen Shropshire, Susanne Bonasera and Kim Willis – for thinking…
Responding to the Equifax data breach
By Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall Two months ago, I began my column with the lament that consumer fraud has become so common that many people just don’t pay enough attention to protecting themselves. However, the public is now paying attention. About the same time that I wrote those words, one of the largest credit reporting agencies in the country detected a major data breach, potentially affecting 143 million people.…