Atmore News

Hall of Fame induction ceremony is May 6
The 2023 Atmore Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Saturday, May 6, 6 p.m., at The Club on Highway 21. A meet-and-greet time will be held from 5:30 to 6, but everyone is asked to be seated by 6.Tickets for the ceremony (which includes the catered meal) are $25 each. You must have a ticket to attend. Please note – No one without a ticket will be admitted.Tickets…
Karrick speaks at DAR
Nancy Karrick displays a map during her DAR address Special to Atmore News The Fort Mims Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution held their April meeting April 20, at the Stockton Presbyterian Church. Nancy Karrick presented a program on Women Patriots. Dressed in a Colonial dress, Karrick told the story of patriots who served the American cause as women disguised as male soldiers, nurses, spies,…
Lions learn of new industry
Amanda Selph, Shane Hadley By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met Wednesday, April 19, in the Mayson Auditorium of Atmore Community Hospital.President Lion Chuck Brooks called the meeting to order and was in charge of opening activities.Seventeen members, plus guest Josh Brown, were present as Lion Shane Hadley introduced his speaker for the day – Amanda Selph, a Bay Minette native and Novelis employee who told…
Obituaries, week of April 26, 2023
Walter E. Jury, Sr. Mr. Walter E. Jury, Sr. age 78, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Monday, April 17, 2023.  He was born in Muncie, Ind. He was a United Methodist Church minister with the North Alabama Conference.    He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Jean Jury; his son, Walter E. Jury, Jr. and his sister, Pam Regan.  Mr. Jury is survived by his wife of over fifty-six…