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News Staff Report Atmore Area YMCA, which has been a part of the community for the past 23 years, will cease operations at 5 p.m. this Friday, November 30. The local nonprofit, which was established in June 1995, was once the hub for many community activities and provided numerous activities for young and old during the two-plus decades it was open. A downward revenue spiral and mounting expenses, especially maintenance…

November 30 is last day By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Area YMCA has served Atmore and the surrounding communities for more than 23 years. But it won’t make it to 24. Citing dwindling membership numbers and revenues, as well as the expense of maintaining an aging building and its inherent structural problems, officials of the local organization announced this week that it would close its doors in less…