Atmore News

Special to Atmore News If you live in Alabama and are low-income, age 60 or older and/or disabled, programs are available to help pay utilities and improve the energy efficiency of your home. Utility assistance * Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a federal effort to help millions of vulnerable Americans pay energy bills. The program is funded by Congress to assist families near or below the poverty level. In…

Owners of ‘rat rods,’ classic vehicles pay tribute to Ardis Cars of all shapes and sizes took in the parade. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Owners of dozens of “rat rods,” classic cars and classic trucks gathered last Friday (July 16) for Bubba Cruz 4, the annual celebration of the life of Ewing Darrell “Bubba” Ardis, who passed away just hours before the first of the events.Thomas Ardis, Bubba Ardis’s…

News Staff Report Three young ladies are vying for the title and college scholarships in the Escambia County Distinguished Young Women, a national scholarship program, which will be held Saturday, July 31, 6:30 p.m., Flomaton High School auditorium (note change of venue from Coastal Alabama Community College in Brewton). Tickets and programs will be available at the door. Tickets will be $10 and programs will be $10.Distinguished Young Women was…

Huggins Special to Atmore News Jason Huggins, a native of Atmore, was inducted into the Wyoming American Legion Hall of Fame on July 16, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Coach Huggins joins former Vice President Dick Cheney, Mets player Brandon Nimmo, and former Atlanta Braves player Mike Devereux, among others in the Wyoming American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame. In a state that lacks high school baseball as a sanctioned sport,…

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for 2 Natives Antiques & Art Friday, July 16. Chamber board members and Ambassadors, friends and family joined the owners and employees for the occasion. Shown are, from left, Grayson James, Emma Hall, Jamison Janes, AJ Beachy, Zahria McCants, Jykeria Wilson, David Dobson (back), Tiffany Gookin, Abby-Kate Helton, Breiah Adams, Noah Graham, Drummon Sadler, Kelli Ramer, Shirley Roberson, Wanda Smith,…