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Educators show their school spirit Coach Ken Carter FHS cheerleaders Courtney McBride and Troy Brown Principal Leah Fuqua – Queen of the Huxford Elementary Hornet Hive By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Flomaton High School auditorium was filled with wildly enthusiastic educators at the 2nd Annual Pep Rally Friday, August 4. The event, which brings together every public school faculty and administrator in the county, is the annual kick-off for the…

Special to Atmore News Main Street Atmore Foundation has announced that MSAF was recognized with a Smiles in Action Award from the PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. The program is a part of the company’s efforts to support local communities by providing resources for valuable programming, such as our Façade Incentive Program.Main Street Atmore is one…

Charlotte Meckel, center, with Tribal Councilman Justin Stabler, left, and Tribal Chairwoman Stephanie Bryan, right Special to Atmore News The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has announced the induction of Charlotte McGhee Meckel into Positive Maturity’s Top 50 Over 50. The 2023 Top 50 Over 50 honorees were recognized at the organization’s gala event July 27.Nominated by their fellow citizens, co-workers, family and friends, these honorees are changemakers, and Meckel…

Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials and Ambassadors joined county education officials and school officials in the ceremonial ribbon cutting for ECHS’s IT Academy. Shown, from left, front row, Na’Asia Reynolds, Chloe Dawson, Shontia Martin, Iyriel Munlyn, Danielle Fails, Kenna Alverson, Mary Ruth Dortch, Jamison Gilman, Gracie Mosley; middle row, David Dobson, Sherry Digmon, Cindy Jackson, Michele McClung, Kike Pettaway, Michele Collier, Coleman Wallace, Mike Edwards, Shawn Lassiter, Jerome Webster;…

Special to Atmore News As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Atmore are collecting school supplies, along with personal care items and fun toys, to pack in shoeboxes. Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, will deliver these gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 100 countries.For many…