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Meet Belle
By JULIE MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Belle is a beautiful 1-year-old female lab mix looking for a loving home. She is super sweet, calm and friendly. Belle loves playing fetch and playing with toys. If you are looking for a wonderful furry companion, she is your girl! Belle’s adoption fee is $100, which includes vaccinations and spay. Please come meet Belle at the Atmore / PCI Animal Shelter Monday…
Chamber gala, meeting set
Nominations being accepted for awards By EMILY WILSON Special to Atmore News The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce 73rd Annual Meeting and Chamber Gala is set for Friday, February 8th. This year the Chamber is thrilled to share some exciting changes to the annual meeting of years past. 2018 brought tremendous growth not only to the Atmore business community but to the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce as well. In…
Bicentennial Committee attends training session
Special to Atmore News Members of the Escambia County 200 Alabama Bicentennial joined other committees from 15 counties in the state Jan. 10 for a Making Alabama a Bicentennial Travel Exhibit training session at the Old Depot Museum in Selma. The Alabama Humanities Foundation sponsored the session, which included each committee getting a feel of how to assemble the traveling exhibit. The AHF supports public programming that promotes the understanding…
YLA learns importance of first impressions
By ANNA RUTH SMITH Special to Atmore News The 2018-2019 Youth Leadership Atmore class met on January 9 for their monthly session at the United Bank Incubator. The title of this meeting was “My Best First Impression,” involving mock interviews where each student was required to bring in a resume. There were several notable speakers such as Bob Jones, the CEO of United Bank; Atmore Mayor Jim Staff; Anne Hetzel…
Get the show on the road
It is time for the Democrat leaders in Washington to stop posturing when it comes to border security and end the government shutdown. The old expression “get the show on the road” is very apt in this situation. But, truth be told, the show is already on. There is no better way to describe the Democrat strategy right now than as a show, playing to their audience. The Democrats have…