Atmore News

Obituaries for the week of June 24, 2018
Charles Keevin Wiggins Mr. Charles Keevin Wiggins, age 58, of Pensacola, Fla., passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in Pensacola, Fla. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to Audeen Godwin and Leonard Kent Wiggins. He graduated from Ernest Ward High School, Walnut Hill, Fla. and Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. He worked as a realtor in Alabama and Florida for twenty plus years, spending several years with Ricky Wiggins, Builder. He…
ACH Auxiliary offers scholarships
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 or online infirmaryhealth.org/hospitals/atmore-community-hospital. The…
Davis receives top honor
News Staff Report Atmore Lions Club member and Past President Patty Helton Davis has received one of the club’s top honors – the International President’s Award. She was nominated by District Governor Claudia Wigglesworth, Alabama Lions District 34C, not only for her work with the Atmore club but also with the Flomaton club. The presentation was made Tuesday, June 12, at a Flomaton Lions Club meeting. The following is taken…
GSUMC to present patriotic concert
Special to Atmore News “Testament of Freedom,” featuring the words of Thomas Jefferson, will be a highlight at the annual Patriotic concert by the Chancel Choir of Gulf Shores United Methodist Church in the church sanctuary on Sunday, July 1, at 7 p.m. The concert program will also feature a number of favorite patriotic melodies as well as solos by popular local singers including Marsha Guyer, Janis Ray and Cody…
Local Y helping feed the Gulf Coast
News Staff Report Atmore Area YMCA is an active participant this year in Feeding the Gulf Coast’s summer feeding program, “Feel the Beat, Let’s Eat!” “This is the first year the [local] YMCA has participated in the program,” the Y’s CEO Paul Chason said. “The opportunity to provide a service to our community was too great to pass up. The meals program has certainly helped with our summer camp program,…