Category: Community

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Café 251 Monday, August 2. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Noah Graham, Brandy Giger, Arica Selzer, David Dobson, Callie Simon, Alana Sigafoose, Destiny Patterson, Rachel Pickette, Emily Lee, Bradyn Smallwood, William Edwards, Katherine Blackwell; middle, Emilee Waters, Brandon Beachy, Porsche Helton, Zahria McCants,…

Alabama Education Retirees Association (AERA) District 8 meeting was held July 28 at Coastal Alabama Community College. Shown are, from left, Gwen Walton, president; John Paul Jones, president Alabama AERA; Herbert White, District 8 director; Charlotte Boyle, president-elect Escambia County AERA.

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the Yellow Hat Society Wednesday, July 28. Chamber board members and Ambassadors joined the members for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front, Noah Graham, Anna Norton, Vonda Bynum , Paulette Johnson Wynn, Teresa Dees, Vasaroy Johnson, Janice Reynolds, Lillie Johnson, Doris Knight, Ruthie Adams, Shelia Johnson-Williams, Ann Lawrence, Annah Hammonds; back, Emilee Waters, Jy’keria Wilson, Bryson Williams, Zahria…

The Concerned Citizens of Atmore “Unity in the Community” started a school uniform swap shop for parents to donate items no longer of use to their children. Sandra Gray came up with the idea after her own children grew out of items that were in perfectly good condition. CCOA has gathered donated school uniforms throughout the community. Parents are allowed to take what they need for free.The Uniform Swap Shop…

Dykes PENSACOLA – Emily Dykes has been promoted to the position of Assistant Vice President of Mortgage Operations at Gulf Winds, after serving as the Atmore branch manager since 2017. As the Assistant Vice President of Mortgage Operations, Emily will oversee mortgage processing, mortgage servicing, underwriting, and member services.Since joining Gulf Winds as a teller in August 2009, Dykes has held several positions including head teller, financial service representative, electronic…