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Post 90 Commander Dave Graham holds a POW-MIA flag at the busy intersection. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four members of American Legion Post 90 in Atmore stationed themselves along Atmore’s busiest intersection last Friday, September 15, in commemoration of National POW/MIA Recognition Day.National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September each year, and the local Legionnaires — Post Commander Dave Graham, Post Adjutant Paul Chason…

ASB band members are shown at the presentation in August. Front center, holding the trophy are Bub Gideons, left, and Chad Bell, right. News Staff Report In July, history was made in Boston, and an Atmore resident became part of it.The Alabama School for the Blind Band marched in the Lions Club International Parade of Nations in Boston, marking the first time the ASB band marched in a parade. Not…

By KEVIN MCKINLEYSpecial to Atmore News Time and distance passes by on Highway 31 in Canoe as a never-ending succession of cars, trucks and 18-wheelers roll by what they may consider is just another town along another highway in another rural area.For some, little communities like Canoe, Uriah, Huxford or Jay are just dots on a map, but they mean something more to us who live in these places. They…

At the park, from left, Jenny Hutto, Jackey Odom, Sandra Odom with a table full of stuffed animals By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher When members of the Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary decided to hold a stuffed animal drive, they had no idea what to expect. They didn’t know if they’d have one animal donated – or a hundred. Turns out they had 300 donated!The Auxiliary wanted to collect new and gently…

Judah Dennis of Atmore became a member of the prestigious “Sound of the South” Marching Band at Troy University during the Fall 2023 semester.The “Sound of the South” Marching Band is a precision collegiate ensemble that has developed a national reputation for its quality musicianship and its exciting arrangements and innovative field productions. The “Sound of the South” is the largest student organization on campus, boasting numbers more than 300…