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Mayfest almost here
Mark your calendar for Mayfest Saturday, May 6. First on the schedule is the Mayfest Walk-Run-Roll 5K at 8 a.m., hosted by Grace Fellowship. You can pick up a registration form at Grace Fellowship or at the Chamber office. Pre-registration is $20 by April, 26. After that date the cost is $25. One of the most popular events at Mayfest is the Beautiful Baby contest for ages three months to…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
AFD fights illegal controlled burns – One citation issued
Atmore firefighters had to extinguish two separate fires on Friday (April 14), each the result of a controlled burn that was illegally set, including one that resulted in a citation. The first blaze, reported at 12:20 p.m., sent AFD and Poarch personnel to 65 Martin Luther King Drive, where a demolition crew had been tearing down a house and burning the debris a few yards away. A wind gust apparently…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Hall named to Hall of Fame
Five area residents will be inducted into the Atmore Area Hall of Fame later this month. Billy Conn Madison, chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee, released the names of this year’s inductees: William America, Earl Etheridge, Dr. William T. Hall, Howard Shell, and Eddie Staff. The induction ceremony will be held Saturday, April 29, 6 p.m., at The Club. Tickets for the ceremony and the meal are $25 each.…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Auditions set for radio drama
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will simulate a 1940s radio studio, reading from the script, producing their own sound effects. You don’t have to memorize lines and it’s only a two-week commitment. Auditions will be Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m. Rehearsals will be Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for the following two weeks. Show dates are Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13.
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
PCI offering hazardous waste collection
Don’t know what to do with that old television? Or electronic device? Or paint cans? Load it up and take it to the Poarch Creek Fire Station #1, 5811 Jack Springs Road this Saturday, April 22, from 8 a.m. until noon. The Poarch Creek Indians Environmental Department is sponsoring a household hazardous waste collection day, and it’s a good time to discard items that other recycling efforts will not accept.…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago