Category: Community

Students attending the Montgomery Youth Tour are, from left, front, Caroline Kilgore, Kahlie Huff, Imari Lemon, Alexia Olson, Paisley Brooks; middle, Tevin McClain, Jack Lipscomb, Sarah Paige Schultz, Addison Green; back, Jackson Millender, Aidan Haecker, Murfee Williams March 11-13, 2025 Southern Pine Electric Co-op took 12 high school juniors to Montgomery to participate in the 2025 Montgomery Youth Tour. While in Montgomery, students heard from motivational speaker Craig Hillier and…

ADPH conducts investigation Special to Atmore News The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has been notified that an unvaccinated child traveling through the state this month has tested positive for measles. ADPH is conducting an investigation and has learned the probable settings where the child could have exposed others.Measles is a serious viral respiratory illness that lives in the nose and throat mucus of infected people. Approximately 300 measles…

At the presentation, from left, Dewitt Carter, Abby Ross, Kelei Kervin, Galen Grace Abby Ross, Atmore, and Kelei Kervin, Atmore, were each awarded a scholarship by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) for their participation in Alabama’s livestock industry on Sunday, March 16 at a ceremony held in coordination with the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo.Presenting the scholarships were PCI Tribal Council member Dewitt Carter and SLE President-Elect Galen…

Dr. Michele Collier, left, and Lion Jennifer White By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met on March 19, in the Mayson Auditorium at Atmore Community Hospital. President Lion Joyce Petty presided and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and gave the blessing. Teressa Silcox and Cindy Coon were introduced as visitors, along with the speaker for the day, Dr. Michele Collier.Dr.…

Opens new office focused on federal clients PCI dignitaries join new officers at the ribbon cutting, from left, Eddie Tullis, Charlotte Meckel, Robert McGhee, Keith Martin, Stephanie Bryan, Mal McGhee, Mark Henderson, Justin Stabler, Nick Dunn. Special to Atmore News PCI Federal, the 8(a) Federal Government contracting enterprise owned by the Poarch Creek Indians (PCI), recently opened its new National Capital Region office in Reston, Virginia, with an official ribbon-cutting…