Atmore News

Obituaries for the week of January 24, 2018
Robert K. Goforth Robert K. Goforth, Lt. Col. USMC (Ret), age 81, of Walnut Hill, Fla., passed away Monday, January 15, 2018. He was born in Snow, Okla. to the late Guy Charles and Eura Bell Goforth. He attended Oklahoma State University. He served in the USMC serving in Vietnam; he served as Air Operations Officer on the USS Guam; was Squadron commander of HMM 264 and worked at Headquarters…
Church Calendar
The City Wide prayer at Destiny Worship Center continues each Monday from 6 to 7 p.m.   This prayer is for peace, unity and love to return to our City. Liberty Church, 200 3rd Ave., is holding a Bible study on the book of Romans Wednesdays at 10 a.m. All are invited. Calvary Deliverance Temple has singing every second Friday night beginning at 6 p.m. First Baptist Church of Bratt sponsors…
Wood to speak at Liberty Church
Doug Wood from Dothan will minister on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 10:15 a.m., at Liberty Church. Doug was formally the youth and worship minister at Brooks Memorial Baptist Church in Atmore and is currently serving at Bay Springs Baptist Church in Dothan. Doug will bring the morning message, and he and his wife, Miranda, will also minister in song. All are welcome to come and help celebrate Liberty Church’s 32ond…
Atmore named one of state’s 50 safest cities
For the second year in a row, the National Council for Home Safety and Security has named Atmore one of Alabama’s 50 safest cities. The ratings, which put Helena — a suburb of Birmingham — at the top of the list were based upon occurrences of violent crime and property crime in 2017. Four of the safest cities, according to the trade association of home security professionals, were in the…
Studer to speak at Chamber meeting
The 72nd Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, January 25. The speaker for the banquet and meeting is Quint Studer, a businessman, a visionary, an entrepreneur, and a mentor to many. The following bio was submitted by the Chamber: [Quint] has given his life to designing the building blocks for people and organizations that guide them to achieving and sustaining high performance. Quint and his…