Atmore News

NHS headed to first round of playoffs
By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sportswriter The Northview High School Chiefs earned yet another great win last Friday night, November 5, in Bratt against the J.R. Arnold High School Marlins. The Marlins, a 5A, traveled all the way from Panama City Beach. It was a great game, and now the Chiefs will advance to playoffs. The final score was 49-27 and it was definitely a game for the books!The Chiefs started off…
Cougars beat Edgewood, advance to state semi-finals
By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia Academy Cougars beat the Edgewood Academy Wildcats 60-7, during the first round of the 2021 AISA Class 2A State Playoffs last Friday, November 5.Edgewood, which has captured 7 AISA state titles since 2008, was dismantled early during the first quarter, as EA standout, Bubba Nettles, scored with a 60-yard touchdown run during the Cougars’ first possession. EA quarterback, kicker and safety Landon Sims notched…
Lions hold membership drive
The new Lions Disaster Relief trailer, only one of three in the state By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held a Membership Drive Tuesday, November 2, from 4:30 to 5:30 at Gather.The purposes of this meeting were to recruit new members and also to inform members of the Atmore community of some of the projects which the Atmore club participates in. The idea for the drive…
Packing Christmas shoeboxes
The ladies of Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International held an informal meeting November 4, at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall. The purpose of the meeting was to pack shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child. Members enjoyed a time of fellowship with each other and discussing possible new members. Attending were Evelyn Bilbo, Joanne Bonds, Nancy Karrick, Sissy Phillips, Leigh Ann Roland, Leslie Sellers,…
Pilots for Christ addresses Lions Club
From left, Courtney McBride, Lion Patty Davis, Tommy Lee By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met in the Mayson Auditorium at Atmore Community Hospital Wednesday, November 3.President Taylor Lee called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Lion Patty Davis gave the invocation. Guests Tommy Lee, John Hiebert, Courtney McBride, and Talerie McGhee were welcomed as visitors.Lion Patty Davis introduced…