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Auditions set
Auditions will be held Sunday, October 3, 2 p.m. for “All Together Now,” an international theater event coming to Atmore November 12 through 14.This is a musical review of 15 Broadway shows. Auditions will consist of singing 16 bars of a song. People interested in being in a special ensemble will need to demonstrate the ability to learn choreography.Please bring your own accompaniment.Auditions will be held at the Greater Escambia…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Taste of the South
Heritage Park was wall to wall people Thursday, September 23, for Taste of the South.The event was postponed from the previous week due to the threat of inclement weather, however, it could not have been better when Taste took place.As always, teams compete for bragging rights, with prizes given in five categories. In some cases these are not all the team members, but they’re the ones who accepted the “trophy.”…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of September 29, 2021
Martae Finley Jackson Martae Finley Jackson, native of Atmore, Ala., resident of Michigan, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 11 a.m. in Fairview Cemetery. Christian Memorial Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. Johnny Wayne Smith Mr. Johnny Wayne Smith, age 72, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in Atmore. He was born\ in Atmore\ to the…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Vehicle break-ins
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week police have identified a “person of interest” in a series of vehicle break-ins that has plagued residents of the city’s southwestern sector over the past few days.“We have established a person of interest and are actively searching for the subject at this time,” Brooks said Monday, September 20.The police chief said the break-ins took place in close…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Local COVID death toll tops 100
News Staff Report The recent resurgence of the COVID-19 virus and the spread of its variant have begun to take a toll on Atmore and the rest of Escambia County, as the local death toll surpassed 100 with 14 new fatalities reported over the past seven days.According to the Alabama Department of Public Health’s online COVID dashboard, at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the number of county residents who had succumbed to…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago