Atmore News

GECA?auditions
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will present “Father of the Bride” for the summer production. Auditions will be held Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m. This is not a musical, nor is it the 1991 movie starring Steve Martin. Think about the 1950 American comedy film starring Spencer Tracy, about a man trying to cope with preparations for his daughter’s upcoming wedding. If you’d like to audition, come…
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…
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…
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…
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…