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CommunitySherry Digmon

‘Here a chick, there a chick … ‘
Atmore was well represented at the 4-H Chick Chain Show and Sale October 14 in Brewton. A project of Alabama 4-H, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Chick Chain is designed to teach 4-H members recommended management practices for growing and raising chickens. Participation helps 4-H members develop poultry management skills, learn to produce healthy chickens, develop an awareness for business management, develop record keeping skills (income and expenses), and realize the…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Programs planned to honor veterans
Veterans Day is Saturday, November 11. The following special programs have been planned to honor veterans. Ernest Ward Middle School Ernest Ward Middle School invites all veterans to their Veterans Day Program on Tuesday, November 7, at 9:15 a.m., in the gym. The school’s band and chorus will perform patriotic music and a special dramatic presentation will be performed by the drama class. The guest speaker this year is Master…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes collection set
This month, several locations in the multi-county Alabama Tri-County Area Team will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child – joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 13 – 20, Atmore residents will transform empty shoeboxes into gifts of hope filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys. Operation…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
AACCM honors volunteers
Atmore Area Christian Care Ministry Board of Directors honored the ministry’s volunteers with a banquet Thursday, October 19, hosted by First Baptist Church and the Rev. Arnold Hendrix. Following a welcome by AACCM board Chairman Keith Castleberry, Rev. Hendrix asked the blessing, thanking God “for all those who have volunteered throughout the year and all those who lead.” The Rev. Brennan Peacock, First United Methodist Church, presented a devotional about…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Welcome Center opens
Atmore’s Welcome Center held an open house Thursday, October 19. The center, located in the Peavy-Webb Building in Heritage Park, will be open Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will be manned by Atmore Historical Society volunteers. Shown are AHS officers and volunteers, from left, Bob Miller, Herb Hackman, Joan Hackman, Sarah Brown, Sandra Gray, Barbara McCoy, and Foster Kizer.
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago