Atmore News

No. 11 at Smith Tractor
Local NASCAR fans had a unique opportunity Monday, October 14, as Smith Tractor Company in Atmore hosted the FedEX No. 11 Toyota Camry driven by Denny Hamlin. Although Hamlin was not on hand, racing experts were there to share information and answer questions. Shown is the Smith Tractor team, from left, Dustin Boutwell, Hunter Milliken, Tyler Baggett, Dewayne Williams, Rene’ Jones, Michael Hart, Bobby Sullivan.
Enjoy the majesty of fall
The Arbor Day Foundation will brighten up your fall by offering 10 colorful trees and bushes when you join the organization in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America campaign, a program dedicated to environmental stewardship through the planting of trees. Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in October will receive 10 colorful trees and bushes selected for their area. The…
VFW Auxiliary announces kick-off of annual Patriotic Art Scholarship Contest
Special to Atmore News Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary Post #7016 announces the kick-off of the VFW Auxiliary’s annual Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. Local students in grades 9 through 12 have the opportunity to compete for $29,500 in national scholarships. Silver Abbott, a student at Foley High School, won first place in the 2018-2019 Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, winning a $15,000 college scholarship. Abbott was sponsored by…
American Legion Post 90 opens oratorical contest
By PAUL CHASON Special to Atmore News The Billy Glenn Rushing Post 90 of Atmore announces an opportunity for local high school students to participate in a National American Legion Program. The “Oratorical” contest is a series of public speaking opportunities that could result is a scholarship up to $18,000 for first place winners at the national level. Guidance counselors at Escambia County High School, Escambia Academy and Flomaton High…