Atmore News

Chiefs fall to ‘Canes
Chiefs’ Jamarkus Jefferson (6) runs for yardage against Flomaton By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sportswriter Football season has finally arrived, and the Northview High School Chiefs kicked off their first regular season game at Flomaton High School last Friday night, August 27. This game was an eventful one for both teams. Every year, hundreds of fans for both sides come out to support their teams at this rival game. Unfortunately for the…
Atmore students named on honors lists
Coastal Alabama Community College recently released students’ names who were included on the summer 2021 President’s List and Dean’s List. Five students from Atmore were named to the honors lists.Requirements for the President’s List are (1) a semester grade point average of 4.0, and (2) completion of a minimum semester course load of 12 semester credit hours of college-level work.Atmore students named to the President’s List are Nash David Linam…
Strawbridge speaks to Lions Club
Chuck Brooks and Ashley Strawbridge By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held its second meeting of the month on August 18 at Atmore Community Hospital, and also virtually. Three members chose to use the virtual method to attend.In the absence of the president, Vice President Chuck Brooks presided. Lion Kevin Garrett gave the invocation and blessing and Lion Chuck led the Pledge of Allegiance.The speaker for…
JUB receives Wind Creek Atmore donations
Wind Creek Casino and Hotel recently presented checks totaling $35,000 to J.U. Blacksher High School in Uriah. The funds were divided evenly among the cheerleaders, band, football team, girls and boys basketball teams, volleyball team, and fishing team. Donation to JUB band Donation to JUB girls basketball Donation to JUB volleyball Donation to JUB cheerleaders Donation to JUB football Donation to JUB boys basketball Donation to JUB fishing team
Deadline approaching for Claudette disaster loans
Special to Atmore News The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reminds businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters that September 20 is the deadline to apply for physical damage disaster loans for damage caused in June by Tropical Storm Claudette. Anyone in the declared counties in Alabama — Escambia, Tuscaloosa, Baldwin, Bibb, Conecuh, Covington, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Monroe, Pickens and Walker — with damages caused by…