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Phil Johnson, left, with GECA and host Foster Kizer, with Pride of Atmore, in heavy discussion News Staff Report The United Fund kick-off was held Thursday, April 22, at Royal Oaks Bed & Breakfast. The kickoff is usually held in October, but because of the pandemic, the UF board decided to hold it in April.Past President Andrew Garner thanked everyone who attended and said the UF board was excited for…

First National Bank & Trust made a $10,000 donation to Pride of Atmore this week. Shown at the check presentation Monday, April 26, are from left, Foster Kizer and Cindy Colville with POA, Stephen Van Pelt with FNB&T, Bub Gideons and Dale Ash with POA.

The Atmore Lions Club held a spaghetti supper Monday, April 12, at David’s Catfish. Proceeds benefited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Lions Club. A supper ticket also entered the buyer in a raffle, which was won by Athena Harris. Twenty-two club members were involved, and the effort raised $3,000 for St. Jude. Shown, Lion Kevin Garrett handles the bread duty.

Special to Atmore News Muskogee Technology (MT) has received the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Hometown Hero award for producing non-FDA approved COVID-19 personal protection products for businesses and healthcare providers.In early 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak challenged MT leadership to pivot business operations to begin producing an array of life-saving products. The MT team accepted the challenge to do the vital work of making workplaces safer. MT manufactured over 100,000…

Special to Atmore News Officials with Creek Travel Plaza (CTP) announced April 7 the business was ranked the second most preferred truck stop in the state of Alabama by Trucker Path (TP) mobile app users. Over 6,000 truck stops nationwide were ranked based on feedback and reviews from over 500,000 truckers.“I’m proud of our team and not surprised they have been recognized by Trucker Path again for 2020,” said CTP…