Lessons begin
Registration for the first session for swimming and diving lessons is June 1, 5-6 p.m., Tom Byrne Park pool. Lessons begin June 7 and end June 25.
City Council
HIV specialist: Disease prevalent here; BOE member wants satellite office to remain By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While the local community continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, another disease — once classified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic but now considered a “global epidemic” — continues to prey on local citizens.“Let me tell you, Atmore is full of it, believe it or not,” Rhonda McCorvey, an HIV…
10 candidates vie for 3 seats
News Staff Report Three seats – the vice chair and two at-large – are on the ballot for the Poarch Creek Tribal Council election to be held next month.Incumbent Robbie McGhee is challenged by Anthony Peebles for the tribal vice chair position.For the two at-large seats, incumbents Sandy Hollinger and Keith Martin have six challengers – Keith Colbert, Helen McGhee Hallman, Jessica Martin, Patrick Strickland, Elma Smith, and Anita Tuel.Tribal…
Mark your calendar
Atmore News will be closed FridaySince it’s hard for us to be closed on a Monday, the Atmore News office will be closed Friday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. We’ll be open Monday, May 31, and we hope to see you at the Memorial Day program at city hall that morning. Play ball! Fire department vs. police departmentThis Saturday, the AFD Plug Uglies will face off against the…
Memorial Day
Honoring the memorialsOn Monday, May 17, American Legion member Jack Wright was busy freshening up the crosses in the memorial area behind the American Legion building. For many years, Jack has served as Chaplain of Post 90. Decked out for Memorial Day The late Aubrey Stanley named this highland terrier Murphy after one of the most decorated combat soldiers of World War II, Audie Murphy. Aubrey was himself a decorated…