Category: Community

Pastor Gary Whitley Special to Atmore News Harris Street Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God Inc. installed their new pastor, Elder Gary W. Whitley of Columbus, Ga., on Sunday, June 27.Pastor Whitley is a native of Los Angeles, Calif. The only child born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Venus Whitley (both deceased). He is the father of three children: Genesis, Ryan and Nicholas; one grandson, Kyng.…

News Staff Report Pensacola Caring Hearts Inc. will sponsor its second food giveaway in Atmore this Thursday, July 1.The grocery distribution is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the Farmers Market adjacent to Atmore City Hall, but the strong public response usually begins earlier than its scheduled time.The event is billed as a “free food giveaway for families due to the global pandemic,” although anyone may take advantage of…

The Atmore Public Library brought the Wild West to town Friday, June 18, as part of the summer reading program. Bruce and Vernelle Brannen do some fancy roping, tell some cowboy stories, and provide a lot of rootin’ tootin’ fun as part of their 2B Ranch Wild West Show. Shown, Bruce ropes up some volunteers from the audience.

Rolin Emily Rolin, 11-year-old daughter of Alex and Sissy Rolin of McCullough, took the gold medal in her age division during Applause Dance Studio’s June 12 “Day of Dance” recital in Monroeville. Emily, dancing in competition for the first time, performed an acrobatic routine to the song, “Bouncy House.” Her grandparents are Bubba and Cindy Tedder and Esther Rolin and the late Norman Rolin. She is the great-granddaughter of Wildy…

Main Street Atmore and First National Bank & Trust hosted Summer Kickoff Thursday, June 17, in the bank’s courtyard. The free event featured music by the Tip Tops, lawn games, and more. Shown is a portion of the crowd enjoying the music.