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Familiar faces and forgotten film
A few months ago I was reminded of my age. I didn’t hurt myself doing something that came easier to me 10 years ago or forget something I typically would have remembered. I was reminded of the fact that high school was nearly a decade ago by seeing a familiar face in a strange place.
It happened in the media building on campus at the University of Alabama. I was deep in thought about some class I had just finished, or something to that effect, as I walked through the doors and headed into the lobby. It was there that I recognized a face that I was sure couldn’t belong at the Crimson White building. But, sure enough, it was Trey Smith, standing by a counter and chatting casually with someone I didn’t know. Now, I wasn’t surprised to see Trey on a college campus. My mother had been giving me …
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Events sometimes touch the heart
A couple of events over the weekend were particularly special for us.
The We Care Program 40th anniversary celebration Saturday was so meaningful. Not everyone has a heart for prison ministry. I think I would be safe to say most people don’t even understand prison ministry. It’s truly a calling.
At Saturday afternoon’s service, six former inmates stood on the stage at Grace Fellowship and talked about what We Care meant to them. One of the men told the chaplains in attendance he knew they didn’t have to come in the prison … but they did. He also said some folks would have the attitude that it’s not their fault those men are in prison; they did it to themselves. And that would be correct.
But it’s also true that some men and women are called by God to minister to the brothers and sisters in white. Those six men standing on the …
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13-year-old All-Stars live up to title
Last week I mentioned that one of the things I found most refreshing about coming home to Atmore was the fact that, while a lot had changed, I found many things around town to be the same way they were when I was a kid growing up here. I’m happy to say that after two weeks of bouncing around town, I feel even more strongly about that statement. Some of my fondest memories from childhood are the ones that were made playing summer league baseball. From tee ball to Babe Ruth, every summer my friends and I fought it out on the diamonds of Tom Byrne Park. Sometimes we would end up together on the All-Star team at the end of the year and sometimes we wouldn’t. But every year we played hard, almost every year my coaches were my dad and one of my uncles and every year it …
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Back to school … already
In this week’s edition of Atmore News, you’ll find the Back to School section.
School in Escambia County, Ala., starts in early August this year, so we wanted to publish a couple of weeks ahead of time so parents could get the supply lists. When we’ve waited later in July in the past, folks have told us we should have printed earlier, so we’ve tried to do that.
We did run into a few problems, however. Like trying to find folks at the schools so we could get information, such as lists, dress codes, etc. (Not everything is on a Web site.) However, not ones to give up, we stuck with it.
Florida schools don’t start as early as Alabama schools, so we were unable to get the new school calendar, supply lists, etc., for Escambia County, Fla., schools.
With all that said, we will have Florida school information next week maybe and an …
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Thieves stealing American flags
To the editor:
This month when taking up the flags from the streets, the American Legion noticed that flags as well as poles were missing, most of them from the same street. These flags are for the community to help celebrate patriotic holidays and to keep these traditions alive. The flags are placed there by veterans who fought for the right to continue to fly the flag as a symbol of our freedoms.
It is the plan of the veteran organizations to expand the number of flags that are available to be placed on the sides of our streets and expand the area of coverage. This will not be possible if the flags keep disappearing.
God bless you!
Aubrey Stanley, Commander
American Legion – Billy Glenn Rushing Post 90
Atmore
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Old Friends and New Beginnings … Literally
As a former Atmore resident of almost 15 years, I have passed into and out of Atmore’s city limits many times. Always, upon returning home, I got a warm feeling inside when that old familiar sign came into view. We all know it. It proudly proclaims our town as a place of “Old Friends and New Beginnings.” For me that message is truer now than it ever has been.
Coming home is always a comforting prospect. It can, however, also be a nerve wracking one, especially when you are returning to do a job that everyone in town will be able to view and critique. For me, the butterflies in my stomach were alleviated almost instantly following my arrival. All it took to calm my nerves was the first smile and warm greeting from an Atmore resident I knew. And it only got better as the day went on.
A short seven …
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Peacock answers allegations
To the editor:
During the recent Republican primary, my opponent, Danny Joyner, spent a lot of time spreading rumors and allegations about my Alabama residency. When the Alabama Republican Party failed to remove me from the ballot based on these allegations, he then began to shop his story around to various media outlets in hopes they would disseminate his slanderous attacks. As we all know, Mr. Joyner won the Republican primary. Usually, when a candidate wins, they accept the win graciously and cease all negative attacks against their opponent … that’s not the case when Danny Joyner wins an election. On Friday, I was contacted by a local newspaper in order to get my response to an “election fraud complaint” that had been filed against me in the state of Florida. Even more disturbing, the witch hunt has now expanded to include my family, as my wife Jodi (who has …
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APL appreciates support
To the editor,
The Atmore Public Library’s summer reading program, Make a Splash …Read, was a great success with a total attendance of 550 children and 159 adults. The children checked out 1,433 books during the six-week program. Many of these books were purchased with funds from Poarch Creek Indians, Representative Alan Baker, City of Atmore, and United Fund. We are very grateful for their support!
We could not possibly have had such a large group without the help of our local media. Thank you, Atmore News, for all your coverage and thanks for letting the public know the time and date of each program. Also, thank you, Library Partners of Atmore, for sponsoring this year’s program. Thank you to everyone who supports Library Partners; your annual contribution to this wonderful organization provides programs, books and equipment we could not otherwise afford.
Thanks to Southern Pine’s research team and Jackie Word, director …
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Welcome home, Blake
Last Saturday, Myrna and I met with Blake Bell in Birmingham. Our “business meeting” was over coffee at McDonald’s.
Though we have known Blake since his high school days, we hadn’t seen him in years. We got to McDonald’s before he did and we watched for him. In walked a young man with a genuine smile and warm personality – the same Blake we had known before. He was the same but more mature, now a family man with a wife and little girl.
We talked about the job opening in our business, the person we’re looking for, the duties and demands of the job.
It didn’t take long for us to realize Blake met all our requirements – and then some. Here was a man from Atmore who wants to move his family here. He wants to be part of this community. He wants to reconnect with friends. He wants to report …
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Leadership Atmore 2011 looking for recruits
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Atmore program is looking for recruits for the Class of 2011. These recruits could be someone in your organization or even yourself.
What is Leadership Atmore? It is a program designed to identify and develop the leadership potential in this community. It was founded in 1993 and modeled after other leadership programs in the state. The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce coordinates the program. As a 501-C3 non-profit organization, Leadership Atmore is self-sustained through tuition and scholarships.
This program brings together a group of individuals who reflect the diversity of this community.
Leadership Atmore is a nine-month program consisting of an opening overnight retreat, seven full day sessions and graduation. Through these interactive sessions, each individual is given the opportunity to become more aware of the community in which they work or live.
The overnight retreat is held in September followed by the Leadership Skills Session in …
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