Author: Atmore News

The cast of ‘The Red Velvet Cake War’ Special to Atmore News The Greater Escambia County Council for the Arts (GECA) opens a new show this week – “The Red Velvet Cake War” opens Thursday, April 25, and runs for two weekends. Shows will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 25, through Saturday, April 27, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 28, and at the same times and days the…

Atmore Municipal Airport’s new hangar complex got its first official tenant on April 10, when a MedStar air ambulance was stored there in advance of a storm system forecast for the area. Shown from left, Mayor Jim Staff, Airport Manager Don Flynn, Sam (Don’s dog), MedStar flight crew Kim Carroll, Joe Moore and Scott Gootee, copter maintenance technician Adam Chintock, S.C. Stagner Contracting employees Ashllii Winland and Craig Conway.

Megan Wilson of Atmore was nominated as the Student Employee of the Year by The University of Alabama’s Department of Human Resources, which has been honoring the efforts of outstanding student employees for more than 15 years.HR invites supervisors to nominate students in early spring each year to highlight students who perform invaluable services with enthusiasm and dedication, all while balancing their respective academic commitments.This year eligible students were undergraduate…

The Banana Soldiers team took home the gold in the Saturday, April 13, Leadership Atmore Kickball Tournament, held at Tom Byrne Park under clear, blue skies. Shown are, from left, front, Camryn O’Barr, Lexi Huskey, Leslie Ball, Michelle Barron, Tadd Huskey; back, Noah Martin, Gavin Snow, Cameron Ball, Luke Diamond, Kaiden McGhee, Brandon Mason.