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EA Senior Night
Escambia Academy honored their senior basketball players before the region game against South Choctaw Friday January 26. It was fitting on Senior Night that the boys and girls varsity teams won their games. EA boys end their season 15-2 overall and undefeated in region 2 of AISA Class A (6-0). The Cougars are the region champion. Shown are the EA senior basketball players, from left, Caitlin Lanham, Scottlia Williams, Scottla…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago
First vice district governor visits Lions Club
Renee Hardy and Todd Dennison By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met on January 17 in the Mayson Auditorium at Atmore Community Hospital. Club President Lion Renee Hardy called the meeting to order, led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and gave the blessing. Visitors were introduced and allowed to go first in the buffet line for lunch.The speaker for the day was First Vice…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago
Changes at ECHS
Knight named interim principal Pettaway Knight By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Leadership changes have been made at Escambia County High School as the Escambia County Board of Education during its January 18 meeting accepted the resignation of ECHS principal Kike Pettaway, hired her to fill a vacancy in the system’s administrative staff, and named a popular coach and teacher to fill the position she is leaving vacant.Coach Layton Knight, who…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
BOE posts top position
Collier not permanent until late February By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Dr. Michele Collier went from being the county school system’s acting school superintendent, to its interim superintendent to its permanent superintendent in a matter of a few weeks. Now she’s back to square one. Escambia County Board of Education members learned Monday, January 22, that their action of last Thursday, January 18 — offering Collier a contract to…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Council to consider establishing homeless shelter
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved two upcoming events that will involve Heritage Park and promised to further discuss concerns over the city’s lack of a shelter to which homeless individuals can go to escape cold weather, violent weather systems and other possible life-threatening occurrences.The shelter issue was brought to the table by District 3’s Eunice Johnson and reinforced by Sandra Gray of the American Red…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago