Atmore News

Community Thanksgiving Service is Sunday
The Community Thanksgiving Service will be Sunday, November 19, at 6 p.m., at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Brennan Peacock, First United Methodist Church, will bring the message and there will be special music from several churches. Participating churches are Bethel United Methodist, First Baptist, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist, McRae United Methodist, Grace Fellowship, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist.
New ambulance service in town
Atmore City Council members removed during their November 13 meeting the initial barrier to allowing a new ambulance service to set up shop here and begin operations inside the city and its police jurisdiction. The council approved a business license request from ASAP EMS-Ambulance, which currently provides emergency and non-emergency medical transport in Clarke and Monroe counties. ASAP’s Kevin Smith, who briefly addressed the council, said there were a few…
Atmore man, juvenile arrested – Incident occurred at Bay Minette Walmart
A 19-year-old Atmore man and a 17-year-old juvenile remained in the Baldwin County Correctional Center as midweek approached, charged with breaking into a truck at the Bay Minette Walmart and hitting the truck’s owner with a car door as they tried to make their getaway. The incident happened Sunday, November 12, about 10 p.m. According to a Mobile television station’s broadcast, Randall Ray Weaver of a Nathan Road address and…
Column’s start addressed pink underwear
By Nina Keenam Editor’s note: We are happy to welcome columnist Nina Keenam to Atmore News. Her column will be a regular feature on our opinion page. This column began one afternoon when I sat down and wrote about turning my husband’s underwear pink. I had unknowingly tossed something pink that faded in my washing machine. I got up the nerve the next day to show the column to The…
Vickery retires from Chamber
Sheryl Vickery has retired as executive director of the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce. The official announcement was made Monday, November 13, by the Chamber Board. “We are thankful for the many years of dedicated service and heartfelt love that Sheryl gave to our community during her tenure as the Atmore Chamber Director,” said Chamber President Chris Singleton in a press release. “Sheryl’s knowledge of our community goes unmatched and…