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VFW Auxiliary hosts third annual Summer Patriotic Art Poster Contest

Special to Atmore News Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary to Post 7016 is excited to announce the kick-off of their third annual Summer Patriotic Art Poster Contest. Children ages 4-15 have the opportunity to compete for prize money in four age categories: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15. The winner in each age group will receive $25. This poster contest is a local follow-up to the National VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative…

Former priests at St. Robert’s

News Staff Report Later this month, the Reverend J. Francis Sofie will be in Atmore as pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish. Former pastor the Reverend Arulappan Jayaraj, H.G.N. has been reassigned to the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. Father Sofie will be the 16th pastor to serve the parish. He is coming to Atmore from St. Peter in Montgomery. Parishioner Letty Digmon shared the following list of priests who have served…

Rowell honored by AIOREP

Special to Atmore News The American Institute of Real Estate Agents has recognized the exceptional performance of Atmore real estate agent Debbie Rowell as Four Years 10 Best Real Estate Agents for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Real Estate Agents is a third-party rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Real Estate Agents in each state. Agents who are selected to the “10 Best” list…

Camp meeting at Beulah

It’s time for camp meeting at Beulah Camp. Services begin Thursday, June 13, and continue through Sunday, June 23, with services at 7 p.m. each night. The Mark Dubbeld Family from Virginia will be in concert Friday night, June 14, at 7 p.m., and will also sing at all the services for the 10 days of camp meeting. Beulah Camp is located between Monroeville and Repton, one mile south of…

30 years and counting

Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials joined Suds ’n Duds Coin Laundry co-owners Jim and Carol Hochstetler and their family and employees on June 11 to celebrate the company’s 30th year in business. To mark the occasion, Suds ’n Duds family members recreated the pose they used in their 2003 grand opening ad. Shown kneeling from left are Joshua and Caleb Hochstetler; standing from left are, Tyler Hochstetler, Lacey Hochstetler…