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Grants available for nonprofits

Several representatives of local nonprofits met Friday, January 5, to learn about grants available from the Atmore Community Foundation (ACF), an affiliate of The Community Foundation of South Alabama. ACF was established in April 2017 to serve as a vehicle to receive donations and bequests to benefit the community in perpetuity. The ACF Advisory Committee recently announced its first competitive grant-making cycle which will award grants to local nonprofits. In…

Chamber banquet set

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce 72nd Annual Meeting is set for Thursday, January 25, at The Club. Social hour and silent auction will be at 5:30, with dinner at 6:30. This year, the Chamber is sponsoring a split-the-pot drawing with 100 tickets being sold for $100 each. Note that only 100 tickets will be sold. The drawing will be held the night of the banquet. The deadline for nominations…

Obituaries for the week of January 3, 2018

Jerry Dewayne Ard Mr. Jerry Dewayne Ard, age 66, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in Mobile, Ala. He was a native of Jay, Fla. and a resident of Atmore, Ala. for most of his life. He attended Crosspoint Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Lena Ard; five brothers, Troy Ard, Tommy Ard, Bill Ard, RJ Ard and Carlton Ard and two sisters, Mae…

Nominations accepted now

Loved ones who went home in 2017

January James Donald “J.D.” Hanks April 20, 1929 – January 2, 2017 Evelyn McKinley Pipkin November 14, 1936 – January 4, 2017 Opal J. Caraway December 5, 1942 – January 5, 2017 Edna Wilson McLoyd April 22, 1932 – January 5, 2017 Alvin E. Owens October 11, 1932 – January 7, 2017 Melvin Dortch November 24, 1956 – January 8, 2017 Levonda G. Jones June 23, 1968 – January 8,…