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Atmore News

Area students participate in All-State Choir

March 7 through 9, several students from the area participated in the Alabama All-State Choir Festival at Samford University in Birmingham. Any choir student (in the entire state) can try out to make this choir in November. Generally, one out of four actually make the choir. Conrad Weber from Escambia County High School (ECHS) and Escambia County Middle School (ECMS) and Sherrie Hursh with Atmore Christian School (ACS) traveled with…

Grieving? This program could help

Special to Atmore News Community members who have experienced the death of a family member or friend are invited to register for the GriefShare program to be held at McCullough Christian Center. This nondenominational program features Christ-centered, biblical teaching that focuses on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one. The DVD seminar features nationally respected grief experts and real-life stories of people, followed by a small group…

Baby shower

Members of Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary hosted a Mommy & Me baby shower Saturday, March 16, to help provide diapers, baby wipes, pacifiers, baby clothes and more for pregnant female veterans. Items may still be dropped off through March 29 at Atmore News, 128 S. Main Street in Atmore. Shown from left are Auxiliary members Gayle Johnson, Noah Graham, Jackey Odom and Jenny Hutto with the items collected Saturday.

Gamma Omega tours food pantry

Special to Atmore News Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International held its March meeting on March 14 in the conference room of Atmore News. Heather Caraway gave the devotional, after which a short business meeting was held. It was announced that Alabama State President Teresa Noell will be the organization’s guest at the November 14 meeting. The program was titled “Feeding Our Hungry Children When They…

Job fair

The Escambia County School System will hold a job fair Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. until noon, at Escambia County Middle School, 1565 N. Hwy. 21, Atmore. Administration, elementary teachers, special education teachers, high school teachers, middle school teachers, career tech teachers, bus drivers. Apply online www.escambiak12.net. More information, call 251-368-8979.