Year: 2018

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MCC holds 5K Color Fun Run/Walk
McCullough Christian Center Xtreme Kidz held a 5K Color Fun Run/Walk Saturday, April 7, to raise funds for summer events. Some of the folks who participated were, in no order, Tammy Drew, Michael Kircharr, Cornelius Phillips, Braleigh Phillips, Tammy Frye, Jenna Frye, Madi Grimsley, Chris Grimsley, Brian McGill, Sarah McGill, Will Jay, Kim Peavy, Anna Kathryn Peavy, Lauren Peavy, Scott Lee, Donna Lee, Jacob Lee, Kyla Lee, Jordan Talmage, Lisa…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Mourning Robert Maxwell – Grandfather’s clock has stopped
Among his many “duties,” Robert Maxwell was the song leader in Atmore Lions Club for decades. The song he selected most often (as I recall) was “My Grandfather’s Clock” by Henry Clay Work. “My grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf So it stood ninety years on the floor … Ninety years without slumbering Tic toc tic toc His life’s seconds numbering Tic toc tic toc It stopped, short,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Parker book signing Friday
Dr. Max Parker, Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, is bringing his memoir, The Real Education of Sweet Papa T, to his hometown at a book signing Friday, April 13. First National Bank & Trust is hosting the event from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Dr. Parker’s book consists of a series of short stories about a young Black boy who worked his way out of poverty to a…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
GECA presenting ‘Children of Eden’
From the Garden of Eden to Noah, the ark, the flood. The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts is working on a production that tells the Bible stories with music. This is a low profile show, you may not have heard of it. But, according to director Phil Johnson, it has the potential to be life-changing. Show dates for “Children of Eden” are Thursday, April 19, through Saturday, April 21,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Former airport manager honored for 44 years of service
After Atmore City Council members quickly disposed of the two business items on their April 9 meeting agenda, they took a brief moment to honor an individual who had been a fixture at the local airport for more than four decades. Freddie McCall Jr., who now manages the local aerodrome, presented a plaque of appreciation to Mickey Parker, who began his acquaintance with the local flight facility in 1973 and…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago