Atmore News

The Atmore Community Foundation announces new funding opportunity
Special to Atmore News The Advisory Committee of the Atmore Community Foundation announces the opening of its annual competitive grant cycle for local nonprofits that are addressing the needs of the Atmore community and striving to improve the quality of life of residents. The invitation to submit applications will be made available on February 17, 2025, and the deadline to apply is April 4, 2025.The Atmore Community Foundation was founded…
Delta Kappa Gamma hosts Albritton
From left, Connie Hetrick, Senator Greg Albritton, Mary Beth Lancaster, Debbi Albritton, Joanne Bonds, Barbara Whatley, Sissy Phillips Special to Atmore News Members of Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International held their February 2 meeting at the home of member Nancy Karrick. Mary Beth Lancaster gave a timely devotion and used Valentine conversation hearts as her topic.Senator Greg Albritton and his wife, Debbi, reported on their…
Obituaries, week of February 12, 2025
Mark Julian Elkins Elkins Mr. Mark Julian Elkins, age 68, of Canoe, Ala. passed away Saturday, February 1, 2025 in Atmore, Ala. He was born in Fort Jackson, S.C. to the late James Stevens Elkins, Jr. and Mildred Davis Elkins. He was a member of The First Methodist Church of Atmore. To know Mark was to love him.  Mark never let his learning challenges define him. Almost everyone in Atmore has…