Atmore News

Laser Tag and Topgolf Swing Suite coming to WCA
Special to Atmore News Wind Creek Atmore (WCA) family entertainment center will be the new home for Topgolf Swing Suite and laser tag fun centers, expected to open in Spring 2020. Laser tag is popular with a wide range of ages and play can take place across all age groups. The indoor play area will offer role-play-style games and competitive sporting events including tactical and precision game configurations. Infrared beams…
PHD Realty opens scholarship applications
For the fourth consecutive year, PHD Realty announces the PHD Realty Determination Scholarship for 2020. This year, two $500 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying seniors who plan to attend technical school or college full time in the fall. To be eligible, students must attend high school in Escambia County, Alabama or Escambia County, Florida. The student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale…
Nicholas joining ECIDA
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer After six years with Coastal Gateway Economic Development Alliance, the last nine months as its interim director, Jess Nicholas is hanging out his own shingle. Nicholas worked on the deals that eventually brought Brown Precision to Atmore, Provalis to Brewton and many other industrial concerns to the five-county CGEDA service area. The Monroe County native said he had hoped to continue the work of…