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Laughter, tears, music, surprises – Chamber annual meeting a true celebration
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce 71st Annual Meeting will be remembered as one of surprises. Breaking with tradition, the Chamber awarded not one but two Citizen of the Year awards. Two bank presidents and the Chamber committed to help local students get to Carnegie Hall in New York. About 250 people at the Chamber “banquet” Thursday, January 26, shared laughter and tears, heard good music, and celebrated Atmore and…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
‘We Give You Jesus’
Thursday afternoon, January 26, 1 p.m., Gospel Light Church Sanctuary. The first broadcast. The National Anthem. On the air. David Gehman and his parents, the Rev. Martin and Vernie Gehman, at the microphones. And a new radio station was born – WGYJ-LP (We Give You Jesus), 93.5 FM. The Gehman family is not new to radio, having worked with Tom and Ernestine Miniard at WATM, and having their own station,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
WGYJ-LP, The Light
At 1 p.m. today (January 26), turn your radio to 93.5 FM and you’ll hear the first transmission of a new radio station in Atmore – WGYJ-LP, The Light. The station is a ministry of Gospel Light Church on the corner of Trammell and Howard, Pastor Martin Gehman. Much of the Gehman family will be directly involved in the ministry which is going forward due to the vision of Dale…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Obituaries for the week of January 25, 2017
Ronnie Lamar Hayes Mr. Ronnie Lamar Hayes, age 60, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Milton, Fla. He was a native of Greenville, Ala. and a resident of Century, Fla. for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was an avid fisherman and helped others in need. He was a member of the New Life Fellowship Church. He was preceded in death by his grandmother,…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago