Santa on firetruck returns next week
Santa Claus will return to Atmore this year to tour the city atop a fire truck, extending Christmas wishes to kids of all ages.The Jolly Old Elf will be in town for the special visit next Monday (December 20), Tuesday (December 21) and Thursday (December 23), from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day.He will ride through the city’s northeastern sector on Monday, the southeastern portion on Tuesday and the…
Christmas in Candyland is Saturday
News Staff Report The 14th annual Christmas in Candyland event, a holiday party for youngsters throughout the Atmore area, will take place this Saturday, December 18, at Grace Fellowship Church.The fun and fellowship will begin at 3 p.m., said Betty Cox, founder and administrator of Change of Mind Outreach, the event’s sponsor. The annual party includes a hot meal, free Christmas goodies, free toys and games for the youngsters, and…
Holiday trash pickup
News Staff Report Calvin Grace, director of the City of Atmore Streets & Sanitation Department, announced that solid waste collection would proceed as usual on Christmas Eve (December 24) and the Monday after Christmas (December 27).City crews will begin running routes at 7 a.m. each day and could possibly arrive earlier or later than usual at various locations, he said.The city’s recycling center at 412 East Ridgeley Street will be…
PCRC serves those in need
Special to Atmore News On Wednesday, December 8, Progressive Civic & Recreational Club, Inc. distributed turkeys to needy families in the Atmore area.PCRC serves the community by assisting the elderly in need, sponsoring scholarships to graduating high school seniors, donating to the food bank, giving baskets to the needy, honoring a Mother and Father of the Year, and sponsoring youth teams in basketball and baseball, just to name a few…