Atmore News

The Strand Theatre is hosting a karaoke contest called Alabama Idol in August. Winners for week 2 are Brandon Donerson was the Judges Choice winner with $100.00 prize. Christin Norton was the Audience Choice winner. Both will move on to the finals on August 29 to compete with winners from each week for the grand prize.

Velma Jackson-Wilkins, left, of New York was in Atmore recently to attend a funeral. She ran into an old friend, Larry Forney. Forney was serving on the Atmore Area Hall of Fame Committee earlier this year when Jackson-Wilkins was inducted. Sadly, she was out of the country and couldn’t attend the induction ceremony in May. Forney said she still regrets she had to miss it. Forney added, it’s good to…

Following is a letter from Escambia County High School Class of 1975 President Larry Forney to his fellow classmates. Greetings, Classmate:The Committee is in the early stage of planning for the class’s 50th reunion.Can you believe it’s been nearly 50 years. Save the date and join the class of Nineteen Hundred Seventy-Five, the weekend of July 25th through 27th, 2025.Friday, July 25, the festivities will get under way with a…

Shown at the check presentation to UF Atmore are, from left, Sha Gilchrist (Gulf Winds Credit Union), Dawn Vaughan (United Fund of Atmore), Andrew Garner (United Fund of Atmore), Michal Kircharr (United Fund of Atmore), and Pola Young (Gulf Winds Credit Union). Special to Atmore News Gulf Winds Credit Union recently donated to United Fund Atmore and United Fund Brewton.The Gulf Winds Cares Foundation collectively donated $6,000 to support these…

Chamber Youth Ambassadors By PAYTON DAWSpecial to Atmore News On Wednesday, August 14, United Bank hosted the Atmore Chamber Youth Ambassadors’ second group session.The United Bank staff engaged in teaching the Youth Ambassadors vital life skills for workforce excellence. Youth Ambassadors sat through detailed training, learning skills on how to properly write a resume, professionally do interviews, and important information about credit and budgeting.During the interview session, Ambassadors participated in…