Atmore News

Audition dates for RAG fall production
Railway Arts Guild is holding auditions for “You Can’t Take It With You,” the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman,Auditions will be held Sunday, August 11, 2 p.m., at Atmore City Hall, and will consist of simple line reads from the script for all parts.Parts are available for all ages, late teen and up, with roles for all races and gender. Railway is a…
Lions attend conference in Montgomery
Special to Atmore News Three members from the Atmore Lions Club attended the Multiple District Lions Leadership Conference at Faulkner University in Montgomery on Saturday, August 3.Representing Atmore was Atmore Lions Club president Joyce Petty, and members Bub Gideons and Nancy Karrick.The three attended meetings about Lions Club International Fund, Alabama Lions Sight, Membership, Leo Clubs, Public Relations, Successful Projects, and training for new officers.One interesting event is coming up…
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Sister’s Downtown, Thursday, August 1. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, Ben Odom, Dawn Hollingsworth, Ana Chesley Robinson, Ridge Odom, Jodi James, Cathy Robinson, Gray Odom (front), Hope Lassiter, George Brown, Jean Hicks, Sherry Fayard, Darrell Hicks, Cade Leachman, Cindy Dortch, Jackson Dortch, Eli McElhaney,…
Obituaries, week of August 7, 2024
Lois Montel Mrs. Lois Montel, age 81, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024 in Atmore, Ala. She resided in Montgomery, Ala. for many years and in Atmore the past fifteen years. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church. She enjoyed her family, especially grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was self-appointed “Mayor” of The Meadows and enjoyed interacting with the residents. She loved gospel music and was a big “Alabama Football…
Verbal threat led to arrest, CACC campus lockdown
News Staff Report Officials of Coastal Alabama Community College announced last week that four unidentified campuses were locked down after an early morning tip from an unnamed area police agency warned of a “verbal threat” against the college.Coastal Alabama Police Department was notified of the “verbal threat” around 7:06 a.m. on July 23.An investigation determined that probable cause existed for a “terroristic threat” warrant, and the four CACC campuses “located…