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Farm to Table
A pre-Christmas partnership between a local commercial bank, an area food bank and a local church’s feed-the-hungry ministry is helping fill empty stomachs in and around Atmore during the holidays. About two dozen volunteers, including a contingent of seven United Bank employees that included the bank’s top officer, the pastor and members of Empowerment Tabernacle and representatives of Theodore-based Feeding the Gulf Coast met December 19 and gleaned white radishes…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Pride honors Yard of the Month
By TOM TSCHIDA Special to Atmore News As fall approaches, long before the Christmas season, the Roberts family can be found hard at work planning the year’s Christmas light debut. John and Sylvia start this labor of love in October – checking bulbs, fixing displays, running cords, and determining what new items to add each year. Fifteen years ago, John hung a few sets of lights on his home just to…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
‘Wrapping Up Christmas’
What a great way to finish the Christmas season. Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will present a concert, “Wrapping Up Christmas,” Friday, December 29, at 7 p.m., with GECA performers singing, dancing and playing holiday music. Scheduled to perform are instrumentalists and vocalists including the Stahlys, Grace Terry, Dan Johnson, Phil Johnson, a mass choir, and others. There will also be a performance by the Walnut Hill Cloggers. All…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
A tax cut for Christmas
By Congressman Bradley Byrne This Christmas, the American people received a gift that isn’t found underneath the tree but will be found in your pocketbook and paychecks over the coming years. I’m talking about passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act represents the first major overhaul of our nation’s tax code since 1986. The ultimate goal is to grow the American economy and…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Flomaton woman, 19, killed in Friday crash
A 19-year-old Flomaton woman was killed Friday night, Dec. 22, in a single-vehicle accident that eventually involved three vehicles. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Daizee Brooke Angus was driving a 2007 Chevy Impala eastward on Escambia County (Fla.) Road 4A around 8 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle. The Flomaton woman’s car reportedly ran off the road. She apparently over-corrected in trying to regain control of the…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago