Atmore News

Food giveaway here Aug. 19
Special to Atmore News Pensacola Caring Hearts Inc. will present its third Atmore food giveaway on Thursday, August 19. The event, which is open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., off Hodnette Drive in Tom Byrne Park. It will reportedly continue until all the free food is distributed.Atmore City Councilwoman Eunice Johnson said the Pensacola organization gave away “about 6,000 pounds” of food at its last…
Litterbugs be warned!
This photo, from Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson’s Facebook page, shows the amount of litter removed recently from county roadsides by eight work-release inmates in less than eight hours. “How hard is it to use a trash can? We should be ashamed of ourselves,” wrote Jackson, who warned that, “If (ECSO officers) catch you throwing trash out of your window, I will be asking the judge to assign you to…
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Café 251 Monday, August 2. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Noah Graham, Brandy Giger, Arica Selzer, David Dobson, Callie Simon, Alana Sigafoose, Destiny Patterson, Rachel Pickette, Emily Lee, Bradyn Smallwood, William Edwards, Katherine Blackwell; middle, Emilee Waters, Brandon Beachy, Porsche Helton, Zahria McCants,…
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the Yellow Hat Society Wednesday, July 28. Chamber board members and Ambassadors joined the members for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Noah Graham, Anna Norton, Vonda Bynum , Paulette Johnson Wynn, Teresa Dees, Vasaroy Johnson, Janice Reynolds, Lillie Johnson, Doris Knight, Ruthie Adams, Shelia Johnson-Williams, Ann Lawrence, Annah Hammonds; back, Emilee Waters, Jy’keria Wilson, Bryson Williams, Zahria…