Category: Community

Billy Blair, left, and Doug Agerton By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met on September 4, in the Mayson Auditorium at Atmore Community Hospital. President Lion Joyce Petty called the meeting to order and Mike Von Keyserling gave the blessing. Judge Doug Agerton, Natalie Rogers, and John Robert Fountain were introduced as participants in the program.Following lunch, Lion Petty asked Billy Blair to introduce his speaker…

Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivalsSeveral patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Sheila Johnson: God Calls Us to Do Hard Things by Katie Britt – 5 stars Jessica Cloud Freeman: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas – 5 stars Fiction Passions in Death by J.D. Robb Safe Enough by…

At the presentation, from left, Ryan Chason, Dawn Vaughn, Harold Madison, David Dobson, Billy Elder, Sha Gilchrist, Ron Roark, Patricia English, Amy Cabaniss, Paul Chason, Kolby Champlin, Jack Wright, Dave Graham, Madalynn Johnson, Nicole Jones, and Hannah Cobb. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Every year, the Leadership Atmore class adopts a class project. This year, Leadership Atmore 2024 identified a community-wide need and saw it through to the end Thursday, September…

Caden Ramer and Aubree Robinson help Lady Liberty demonstrate her dimensions Lady Liberty By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher “The Next Great Americans” sat anxiously, not quite sure what to expect, Thursday morning, August 29. They wore Statue of Liberty headpieces, and most held small American flags.The second-grade students at Rachel Patterson Elementary School were joined by second-graders from Huxford Elementary as they attended the program by Liberty Learning Foundation, a non-profit…

Eight contestants competed for the grand prize on finale night, from left, front, Shannon Peery, Danny Protsman, Brandon Donerson, Katie Stokes, Christin Norton; back, Jeremy (Bullfrog) Ward, Chief Peters, Simon Bush. Brandon Donerson, Jeremy (Bullfrog) Ward, and Shannon Peery Special to Atmore News Brandon Donerson was the grand prize winner on finale night of the Alabama Idol karaoke contest after a sing-off with Jeremy (Bullfrog) Ward and Shannon Peery. Ward…