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Pushing up for suicide awareness

22Up was held Tuesday, September 12, at the Atmore Area YMCA. The program, sponsored by the Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary to Post 7016 and the YMCA, required participants to do 22 pushups to promote awareness for veteran suicide prevention along with honoring military service members and veterans. Shown are Y participants, from left, Theresa Scott, Paul Chason, and Kenya Gresham. News photo by Gayle Johnson

Mt. Gilead holding homecoming, revival

Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church is holding their annual Fall Homecoming and Revival. The theme is “If My People.” The Scripture is 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Homecoming service will be…

ECTS gathering set

Escambia County Training School (Golden Eagles)15th Annual Alumni Gathering will be held Friday, September 29, at David’s Catfish. Please note the following schedule: 8:20 a.m. – group pictures, meet and greet 9 a.m. – program 11 a.m. – Dutch treat lunch There will be reserved seats for 2016 classes’ winners, first place – Class of 1967; second place – Class of 1969; third place – Class of 1966; reserved seating…

Railroad Junction Day coming up in Flomaton

Downtown Flomaton will be filled with good food, entertainment, arts and crafts, model train displays and an antique car show Saturday, Sept. 23, for the annual Railroad Junction Day. The day will kick off at 7:30 a.m. with a 5-K run and walk sponsored by the Youth Student Ministry of First Baptist Church. Registration is $30 and the race will begin and end at the church. For more information, call…

Welcome to the world, Jaxon Sawyer Cole

Steven and Jennifer (Coon) Cole of Molino, Fla. joyously announce the arrival of their second child, Jaxon Sawyer Cole, Monday September 11, 2017 at 8:14 a.m. at West Florida Hospital. Jaxon weighed 9 pounds and 6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Cathi and Tom Benner and Ray Coon, all of Atmore, Ala. Maternal great-grandparents are Betty and Floyd Adams; Jerry and Ginger Cochran and Dale Fiveash,…