Year: 2019

Atmore News

Wives, widows hold meeting in Atmore
Area members of Ministers’ Wives and Widows met in Atmore Thursday, August 22. The ladies were honored to host Eartha Cross, National President of Ministers’ Wives and Widows of National Baptist Convention of America International. Shown are, from left, Nora Tucker, Mary Ann Roberts Davis, Eartha Cross, Centia Lee; back, Felicia Prince, Katie Grant, Annie Meeks.
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
We must stand with Israel
Israel means so much to our nation. The American people have no better friend. As the only democracy in the volatile Middle East, Israel is one of our greatest partners on the global stage. And Israel, particularly Jerusalem, holds a close personal significance to many Americans of different faiths. Israel is a very special place to my wife and me. Four years ago, Rebecca and I traveled together to the…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
UB honored for service
United Bank received an honorable mention in The Independent Community Bankers of America’s® (ICBA) 2019 National Community Bank Service Awards, which celebrate the outstanding and innovative volunteer efforts of the nation’s community banks. United Bank was recognized for its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which provides tax preparation and financial management education for local citizens. “Helping residents understand the tax code, make sound financial decisions, build a financial nest…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Joel Vig as Truman Capote
Special to Atmore News Monroeville, Ala. – Fall’s HOTTEST tickets are now on sale for Truman Talks Nelle Harper Lee! The world premiere of this play will be in the famed courtroom of Monroeville’s historic old courthouse museum on the weekend of September 27-29. Starring Broadway’s Joel Vig, from the original casts of Ruthless and Hairspray, the play focuses on a fictional surprise 50th birthday celebration for Harper Lee. Her…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
3 hurt in S. Main, Craig collision
News Staff Report Three people escaped with only minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision Friday afternoon on South Main Street. The wreck happened around 4:20 p.m. when a 2008 Nissan Altima driven by Sereida Ruiz, 20, of Atmore was hit by a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by 57-year-old Karen Morin of Brewton. According to an Atmore Police Department accident report, Ruiz was headed north on South Main, and Morin…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago