Atmore News

Community Foundation hosting author Robert Putnam
The Community Foundation of South Alabama is hosting Robert Putnam, author of the New York Times bestseller, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, Thursday, April 20, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the Alabama School of Math and Science Auditorium, 1255 Dauphin Street, Mobile. This event is free and open to the public, but please register at the Community Foundation website, www.communityfoundationsa.org. The following information is provided by The…
Lenten Lunches scheduled
You may recall that Lenten Lunches were not held last year, but they’re back on schedule this year. Lunches are planned for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 10, 11, and 12, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The schedule is as follows: Monday – The speaker is the Rev. Coleman Wallace; lunch prepared by First United Methodist Church. Tuesday – The speaker is the…
St. Robert celebrates Sacrament of Confirmation
Archbishop Thomas Rodi visited St. Robert Bellarmine Church for the Sacrament of Confirmation last Saturday, April 1. Confirmed were Isaak Armstrong, Paolo Gorme and Micheal Markush, with Fr. Gordon Milsted and Fr. Arulappan Jayaraj, HGN, Concelebrant. Shown are, from left, Isaak Armstrong, Paolo Gorme, Fr. Gordon Milsted, Archbishop Thomas Rodi, Fr. Arulappan Jayaraj HGN, Micheal Markush. News photo by Ditto Gorme
Beware continuing Social Security scam
Gale Stallworth Stone, the Acting Inspector General of Social Security, is urging citizens to remain vigilant of a nationwide telephone impersonation scheme. Since alerting the public in early March about suspicious calls from people posing as Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigators, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the OIG have received additional reports and information about the phone scheme from citizens across the country. According to reports, the…