Category: Community

Leaders chartering a girls troop By WANDA GIBBSSpecial to Atmore News Starting back in February 2019 Boy Scouts changed their name to Scouts BSA and welcomed girls into their program.According to the Be a Scout web page, “Scouts BSA is the traditional Scouting experience for youth 11-17 years old or in the fifth grade through high school. Service, community engagement, and leadership development become increasingly important parts of the program…

Rev. Armstrong prepares the table Special to Atmore News Rev. William Armstrong and James Curran prepared a “Seder Feast” for Canoe Church on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week. The Seder plate was fixed with foods symbolic to the foods that brought the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promise Land.Fifteen church members attended including two children who enjoyed the “hide and seek” of the “Matza Bread.”One member reported it was…

Atmore City Hall will be closed Friday, April 15, in observance of Good Friday.Calvin Grace, director of the City of Atmore’s Streets & Sanitation Department, said this includes the Atmore landfill. Garbage pick-up will run as usual.

The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for March. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Creek Travel Plaza – 24/7 Diner, Atmore, 84, FSE Burger King #12520, Atmore, 89, FSE Subway #27718, Jack Springs Road, Atmore, 91, FSE Atmore Dragway, Inc., Atmore, 91, FSE Taco Bell #30463, Atmore, 92, FSE Arby’s of…