Day: July 3, 2024

The University of West Alabama has announced the outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List for the Spring 2024 academic semester.The following students from Atmore were named to the President’s List: Kenneth Quimby, majoring in Business Administration, Class of 2026 Adonis Williams, majoring in Elementary Education, Class of 2026The President’s List gives recognition to undergraduate students with exceptionally high grades for the semester, those with grade-point averages of 3.80…

Wild West fun Each year, Bruce and Vernelle Brannen bring their Wild West Show to the Atmore Public Library’s summer reading program. This year they were here Friday, June 14. Shown, Bruce “corrals” some volunteers to assist in his roping demonstration. Vernelle is on the right. The show also includes a whip demonstration and a western singalong. Animal Tales at the library Kaitlyn Thomas with Animal Tales brought several “friends”…

Doris Van Pelt was honored with a 90th birthday reception Sunday, June 30, at Atmore First United Methodist Church. She is shown with her children, from left, Janie Carpenter, Mike Van Pelt, Julie Brantley, Doris, Beth Drew, Gerri McDonald.

Abby-Kate Helton of Atmore was named to the Mississippi State University spring 2024 Deans’ List.To be named to the Deans’ List, a student must have achieved a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.

Southern Pine representatives are, from left, Tyra Lindsey, Ella Robinson, Kylee Walton, Jackson King, Ashley Parra, and Abby Cooper. Special to Atmore News The Washington D.C. National Rural Electric Youth Tour, sponsored by local electric cooperatives, the Alabama Rural Electric Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, is part of a grassroots program to educate high school juniors on the electric cooperative program and the cooperative ideas for which…