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Memorial Day service planned
News Staff Report VFW Post 7016 and American Legion Post 90 are holding a Memorial Day observance Monday, May 28. VFW Commander Billy Gates and American Legion Commander Billy Elder will begin the service with opening remarks. Alabama Representative Alan Baker is scheduled to read the Memorial Day proclamation. Keynote speaker will be Bobby Davis, ALARNG. The observance always includes the Placing of the Wreath, Memorial Roll Call, a gun…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Crawfish Crawl is Saturday
News Staff Report Got a hankerin’ for some crawfish? Show up at Tom Byrne Park this Saturday and eat your fill. The Chamber of Commerce is holding the first Crawfish Crawl – an all-you-can-eat event with live entertainment! Gates open at 10 a.m. and at 11a.m., crawfish will be served. Live entertainment, beginning at 10:30, includes the ECHS Jazz Band followed immediately by Britt & Brad. At 12:30, Nashville recording…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
ACH Auxiliary offering healthcare scholarships
Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital Auxiliary is offering scholarships to individuals pursuing studies in a medical-related field. Students must be currently enrolled in a healthcare program and must have completed at least one year at an accredited school. Graduate students will also be considered. Previous applicants may re-apply. Students must live in the Atmore geographic area. Applications may be picked up at Atmore Community Hospital Gift Shop beginning…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Obituaries
Loraine Yvonne Johnson Weinmann Mrs. Loraine Yvonne Johnson Weinmann, age 76, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Monday, April 30, 2018. She was born in Robinsonville, Ala. to the later D.V. and Mamie Hardee Johnson. She was employed by First National Bank of Atmore, retiring after thirty-seven years. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 90 for many years. She was a member of Robinsonville…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Yoders to share Sierra Leone experiences
Raising funds for OB facilities there Special to Atmore News Dr. Jon and Mrs. Heleen Yoder are currently serving a two-year term of service in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where Dr. Yoder is serving as a physician at the Mattru Hospital and Heleen is working with the psychosocial unit helping children at risk. Maternal and infant mortality are high in Sierra Leone, especially in the district where they are working.…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago