Honoring Atmore’s own – Chamber honors Buster’s, Torrences, Gideons
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce was held Thursday, January 25. As at all Chamber annual meetings, the highlight was the announcement of the Citizen of the Year, the recipient(s) of the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the most recently added Business of the Year. Sarah Frances Thompson was emotional as she accepted on behalf of Buster’s. The year had been challenging for the family, and…
Rosa Parks service set
Each year, Rosa Parks’ legacy as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement is honored with a prayer breakfast on a date near her birth date. This year, Lillie Johnson and her group will host the event Saturday, February 10, 9 a.m., in the Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church fellowship hall. Everyone age 15 and older is invited to attend. The keynote speaker for this year’s breakfast is Tuskegee…
Harp new Chamber director
Emily Harp hit the ground running … and that’s how she likes it. The new Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce executive director’s first official day is Monday, January 29, but she was at her desk at the Chamber office on South Main last Thursday and Friday, January 18 and 19. She said she doesn’t believe in “dilly dallying” and it’s evident as she talks about her new job. Harp, who…
Sharing the message
What an honor to be asked to speak at such an auspicious occasion. And what an honor to be asked to speak in your hometown … in your home church … with family members and friends in attendance. Such was the case Sunday afternoon, January 7, as Andre McCants Hodges addressed the congregation at the Gaines Chapel AME Emancipation Proclamation Celebration. “It’s great to be back in my home church,”…