Category: Community

Pride of Atmore set a record this year with the number of folks who attended Myrna’s Salad Luncheon Monday, July 25, in the First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall. Most every kind of salad you can imagine was available, as well as numerous desserts. Fellowship and good food for a great cause Members of the Yellow Hat Society attended this year.

Special to Atmore News Cases of COVID-19 are once again on the rise across the United States, with a new Omicron subvariant labeled BA.5 responsible for nearly 65 percent of those cases according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Officials feel the percentage may actually be higher, as this number does not account for the widespread use of home tests, which are not reported.Preliminary data suggests that…

By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News Due to flooding in the facility in Evergreen, Atmore Lions received a last minute call requesting that they fill in as hosts for the 34C Cabinet Meeting.Saturday, July 17, Atmore Lions welcomed over 30 Lions to Bethel United Methodist Church for their first cabinet meeting of the new Lions Club year. The meeting was also available on Zoom for members who could not make…

Special to Atmore News The Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA) has opened the 2022 Closing the Opportunity Gap competitive grant cycle. Organizations in the CFSA’s eight-county footprint are invited to apply online. These counties include Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington. Invitation to submit a formal proposal was made available at www.communityfoundationsa.org on July 11, 2022 and must be submitted by August 22, 2022.In 2016, CFSA…

Special to Atmore News The Concerned Citizens of Atmore is hosting a back-to-school supply and toy giveaway.The Toys for Tots COVID-19 Relief toy giveaway is Saturday, August 27, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Emmanuel’s Faith Center, 710 E. Ridgeley Street, Atmore.The Concerned Citizens partnered with Toys for Tots, Good360 and Rehovot Distribution Center of Mobile.Toys, books, games, and school supplies will be given out to approximately 200 children…