Atmore News

Lions hear program on election process
Billy Blair, left, and Doug Agerton By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met on September 4, in the Mayson Auditorium at Atmore Community Hospital. President Lion Joyce Petty called the meeting to order and Mike Von Keyserling gave the blessing. Judge Doug Agerton, Natalie Rogers, and John Robert Fountain were introduced as participants in the program.Following lunch, Lion Petty asked Billy Blair to introduce his speaker…
New arrivals at the library
Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivalsSeveral patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Sheila Johnson: God Calls Us to Do Hard Things by Katie Britt – 5 stars Jessica Cloud Freeman: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas – 5 stars Fiction Passions in Death by J.D. Robb Safe Enough by…
Leadership Atmore’s class honors the flag
At the presentation, from left, Ryan Chason, Dawn Vaughn, Harold Madison, David Dobson, Billy Elder, Sha Gilchrist, Ron Roark, Patricia English, Amy Cabaniss, Paul Chason, Kolby Champlin, Jack Wright, Dave Graham, Madalynn Johnson, Nicole Jones, and Hannah Cobb. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Every year, the Leadership Atmore class adopts a class project. This year, Leadership Atmore 2024 identified a community-wide need and saw it through to the end Thursday, September…
Obituaries, week of September 11, 2024
John Andrew “Andy” Cannon Mr. John Andrew “Andy” Cannon, better known as “BIG ANDY”, age 57, passed away Friday, August 30, 2024. He was born to John H. and Janice Cannon in Columbus, Ga. After his father was killed in Vietnam, he and his mother moved back to Walnut Hill, Fla. As a “Jack of All Trades” he would take things apart to see how they worked, then put them…
End of an era
Post 90 putting HQ building up for sale after 74 years The building has served as Post 90 headquarters since November 11, 1949. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The three-story building on the southwestern corner of Main and Church streets has served for the past 74-plus years as the home of American Legion Billy Glenn Rushing Post 90. Apparently, the building won’t serve in that capacity any longer.“Our executive committee…