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YMCA offering adult soccer, youth flag football
Atmore Area YMCA, along with Atmore Soccer Inc., has decided to take the Y’s successful youth soccer program to the next level. Registration for the new Adult Recreational Soccer program will continue until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 29. Games are set to begin on Saturday, January 20. Players from all skill levels are welcome to compete in the new program. Each player must pay a registration fee of $30,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Community Calendar
A fundraiser for Congressman Bradley Byrne planned for Monday, December 4 has been cancelled due to Congress being in session. The Escambia County (Ala.) Historical Society will have its annual Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 5, 2-4 p.m. at the McMillan Museum, located on the Brewton campus of Coastal Alabama Community College (formerly JDCC). The ECHS Class of ’83 is planning a 35th Year Reunion for May 10-13, 2018 with…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
PCI tribe hosts 47th annual Thanksgiving Pow Wow
The 47th Annual Poarch Creek Indian Thanksgiving Pow Wow will take place this Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24, at the Poarch Creek Indian Reservation, 6477 Jack Springs Road, near Atmore. The public is invited to enjoy a brilliant display of authentic Native American dress and exhibition dancing by tribes from throughout the country. Performances of ancestral dancers in authentic dress are at the core of the festival, during…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Power Road fire
Flames leap from a blazing mound of tires in a field off Power Road on November 15. Atmore firefighters — assisted by those from Nokomis, Walnut Hill and Little Rock — sprayed about 15,000 gallons of water on the burning pile before finally taming the flames, which came to within 15 feet of a nearby mobile home and threatened several other homes. According to fire reports, there were no injuries…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Guns in church – ECSO offers training for houses of worship
A seemingly constant stream of multiple shootings in the nation’s churches has prompted the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to offer training that will help local houses of worship become better prepared if such an incident were to occur here. “In view of all the shooting that has been going on in churches, concerts and other gatherings — it weighs heavy on a lot of people’s minds, especially the churches —…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago