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More details on pre-K program at A.C. Moore
News Staff Report During a May 12 Board of Education called meeting, Escambia County Superintendent of Education Michele McClung revealed more details on the Alabama First-Class Pre-K program that is set for implementation in January in the A.C. Moore Elementary School building.The state-funded program, which is cost-free and voluntary, is for youngsters who will be age 4 on September 1. McClung told BOE members that state education officials have allocated…
Zeigler qualifies to run for Secretary of State
Zeiglar The following announcement was submitted to Atmore News by the Alabama Press Association as a paid service on behalf of the candidate. It is printed as submitted with the exception of some spacing.State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) has qualified to run for the open seat of Secretary of State. He will run in the May 24th Republican primary for the seat being left by outgoing Secretary of State John…
Shots fired
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A juvenile female and two adult females were arrested May 6 by Atmore police and charged in connection with a May 5 incident that included several gunshots being fired in the parking lot of a local restaurant.The incident occurred at Acapulco’s Mexican Restaurant on East Church Street. It began inside the restaurant but carried into the parking lot.“A fight broke out between two females inside…
City to spend portion of stimulus funds on sidetrack
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved during their Monday, May 9, meeting three resolutions related to a railroad sidetrack that will serve the new Coastal Growers peanut shelling plant, including an agreement to use nearly $1 million of the city’s federal stimulus money to cover the agricultural co-op’s shortfall in funding the rail siding itself.The first resolution was to authorize the private sidetrack agreement between the…
Miss Mayfest
The Chamber’s Miss Mayfest pageant was held Friday evening, May 6, and the winners were presented on the Mayfest stage Saturday. They are, from left, front, Little Miss Mayfest: Willow Gordon, 1st runner-up; Lyric Gordon, Little Miss Mayfest; Petite Miss Mayfest: Natalie Bell, 2nd runner-up; Magdalene Gordon, 1st runner-up; Molly Brown, Petite Miss Mayfest; back, Junior Miss Mayfest: Jordyn Lambeth, Junior Miss Mayfest; Young Miss Mayfest: Paisley Donaldson, 2nd runner-up;…