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Atmore News

Gamma Omega celebrates Founders’ Day

Special to Atmore News The last meeting of the 2018-2019 school year of Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was held Thursday night, April 11, at First Presbyterian Church. Following a buffet supper, members had cake and wished the chapter a happy 39th birthday. Chapter President Nancy Karrick began the Founders’ Day program by giving a history of the chapter which was actually formed in 1934…

Hope for the hopeless

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher That title seems contradictory, doesn’t it? But it isn’t. There are men and women in our society, in Alabama, in Atmore, who may have no hope until someone brings it to them inside prison walls. We Care Program does that – not only hope for this life but hope and assurance for the next life. Friday evening, April 12, almost 200 people gathered at the…

Mt. Olive plans panel discussion

Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church will host a program on “Soap Opera Subjects with Biblical Subject /Meaning,” Friday, April 26,7:30 p.m. The program will feature a panel of speakers on the subject. Master of ceremonies is Deacon Willie Charles Johnson. Bell ringer (time keeper) is Sis. Shirley Longmire. Program coordinator and chairwoman is Sis. Barbara Poole Harris. Dr. Monroe Tucker Jr. is pastor of Mt. Olive MBC. The church is…

National Day of Prayer is May 2

Atmore’s observance of the National Day of Prayer will be held Thursday, May 2. This year’s theme is “Love one another. Just as I have loved you.” (John 13:34). The day will begin at 10 a.m. with prayer at the Veterans Memorial and city hall. The community prayer service and scripture reading will take place at 5:30 p.m., in the Escambia County High School Cornell Torrence Gym. Scripture reading will…

The Light of Easter

For those of us who are Christians, this week is the most important and holiest of the year. We begin the week remembering Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, walk with Him through his last teachings in the Temple, watch the last supper with His disciples, sadly witness His arrest and trial before the Sanhedrin and Pilate, view with tears his torture and crucifixion, and sorrow over his death and burial…