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FNB&T donates to Pilots for Christ
Special to Atmore News First National Bank & Trust’s Celebrity Waiter event raised $16,000 to benefit Pilots for Christ. The event was held at David’s Catfish House in Atmore on Monday, April 29. “FNB&T would like to thank those who served as celebrity waiters for their commitment to such a great cause,” FNB&T Marketing Manager Brandy Giger said. “Thank you to David’s Catfish House for opening their doors year after…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Welcoming Father Sofie
News Staff Report A reception was held Sunday, June 30, to welcome Father Francis Sofie on his first Sunday at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church. Father Sofie hails from Tuscaloosa originally, and two of his sisters still live there. Another sister lives in Massachusetts. Their parents are deceased. They died within 20 minutes of each other on the feast of St. Joseph, Patron Saint of a Happy Death. Father Sofie…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
First Evening in White set
Special to Atmore News The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its inaugural Evening in White at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 24, at Rivercane Park, Highway 21, Atmore. This event, known and started in Paris as Diner en Blanc, is a picnic style event where attendees wear all-white attire, enjoy food, and spend time with friends. For this inaugural event, attendees will enjoy all these traditional aspects of other…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Failure to appear leads to more charges
News Staff Report An Atmore woman who failed to show up for a court appearance to answer several charges against her, found herself behind bars, facing another charge. Capt. Billy Blair of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reported last week that Whitney Long, 19, was arrested June 20 on a bench warrant after she failed to appear in court on charges of theft of property, giving false information to law…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Ruzic resigns Coastal Gateway position
News Staff Report Will Ruzic, who has served as executive director of Coastal Gateway Economic Development Alliance for the past two years, announced last week that he has resigned his CGEDA position to accept a job as general manager of ProValus, a startup Internet Technology company located in Brewton. The former CGEDA official noted that he worked closely with ProValus which now has 125 employees, 90 of whom work in…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago