Atmore News

Winter concert season at GSUMC set
Special to Atmore News An all-time local favorite, Cody & Friends, opens the popular winter concert season on Friday, January 11, at 7 p.m., in the sanctuary of Gulf Shores United Methodist Church. Tickets are $10 per person. Additional January concerts include Three on a String on Friday, January 18; the Elvis Gospel Show on Monday, January 21; Monroe Crossing on Friday, January 25; and Cody and Friends Jr. on…
Sowing seeds
SPRAG (Single Parents Raising a Gift) recently conducted its first Christmas Project for Escambia, Conecuh and Monroe counties. The Monroeville-based organization was able to help 22 children and adults, largely through a donation from The Philanthropic Seed in Atmore. Shown are, from left, Destany Morris, owner of The Philanthropic Seed; Brielle Bradley, junior volunteer; Carolyn Bradley, SPRAG founder; and David Morris, Destany’s dad.
GWFCU earns 5-Star rating
Special to Atmore News BauerFinancial, Inc., the Nation’s Premier Bank and Credit Union Rating Firm, announces that Gulf Winds Credit Union has once again been awarded its highest (5-Star) rating for financial strength and stability. Earning a 5-Star rating indicates this credit union excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Earning and maintaining this top rating for 98 consecutive quarters, makes its status indisputable as…
MLK Day events planned
News Staff Report In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019, several events are planned by Concerned Citizens of Atmore, along with other organizations and businesses. The theme is “Unity Keeps the Dream Alive.” The national theme is “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On … Not A Day Off.” Prayer breakfast Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Unity Prayer Breakfast will be held Saturday, January 19, 8:30 a.m.…
GECA sets auditions
News Staff Report The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts is holding auditions for the upcoming children / youth production – Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit. If you are ages 6 to 18 and want to try out, come to the theater Sunday, January 13, at 2 p.m. The theater is located at the corner of Nashville and Trammell. This is not a musical so you do not need to prepare.