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Atmore Youth Baseball begins 62nd season
Atmore Cal Ripken and Atmore t-ball sign-up times are as follows: * Weekdays – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Murray Johnson Office, 105 E. Louisville Ave. * Saturdays – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Atmore City Hall Auditorium Ages: * 4-6: t-ball – fee $30 * 7-8: pitching machine – fee $30 * 9-10: minors, and 11-12: major 70 League – fee $40 Questions: Call or text 251-294-1128…
Cottrell joins UB board
United Bank announced Tuesday, February 21, that Danny Cottrell joined its Board of Directors. The Brewton business owner and community leader begins his term on the bank’s governing body following service as a member of United Bank’s Escambia County Advisory Board. “We are very pleased to have Danny join our board.” said Bob Jones, United Bank President and CEO. “His commitment to community service as well as his success in…
Parading in Repton
Repton Mayor Terri Carter says, “Let the good times roll in historic downtown Repton!” The TACKY Gras (not Mardi Gras) Parade will be held this Saturday, February 25, 11 a.m. There will be a $100 prize for Best and Most Original Float. But if you don’t have a float, not a problem. Carter encourages you to “be creative with household items, grab some throws and join us!” The Kings Ball…
PES students visit Shakespeare Theater
Third- through sixth-grade students in Ms. Gerri McDonald’s Project Jubilee and Humanities classes at Perdido Elementary School, took advantage of an exciting opportunity to visit the Shakespeare Theater in Montgomery last week. They were able to watch the live performance of “Because of Winn-Dixie.” The play is a musicalized version of the Kate DiCamillo novel Because of Winn-Dixie, which follows the relationship between a lonely little girl named Opal and…
YLA visits South Alabama
By MELISSA WILSON Special to Atmore News On February 1, 2017, Youth Leadership Atmore travelled to Mobile to visit the University of South Alabama. We (Youth Leadership of Atmore) toured different buildings on the university’s campus such as Shelby Hall for engineering, the student center for Arts & Science, and the health science building for College of Nursing. Each one of these places showed us different varieties for each degree…