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Learning hands-on to inspire her students
Marcia Adams participates in the moon walking exercise By MELISSA DANIELSpecial to Atmore News Five action-packed 12-hour days provided Escambia County Middle School math teacher Marcia Adams an experience of a lifetime. Recently, she had the opportunity to attend Space Academy for Educators (aka Space Camp) with 70 other educators in Huntsville.She was able to be an astronaut and travel into space. She was able to be an engineer and…
R.A.G. Time comes to SW Alabama
Special to Atmore News A new arts-centric group, The Railway Arts Guild (R.A.G.), has been formed and will be bringing several performance and entertainment opportunities to Escambia, Baldwin and Monroe counties in Alabama, and Escambia County, Florida. The four-county area in Southwest Alabama and Northwest Florida has proven to be fertile ground for quality performers and R.A.G. Time plans to provide opportunities for this talent to be developed and showcased.Central…
New arrivals at the library
Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivalsSeveral patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Linda Ellison: The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani  5 stars Debra Swartzendruber: Relative Justice by Robert Whitlow  5 stars Sarah Hall: The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin  4 stars Sarah Hall: Every Cloak Rolled in Blood by James Lee…
Local students have an unforgettable week courtesy of EREC
In Washington, from left, Taylor Baggett, Hannah Bott, Caroline Harp, Drake Driskell Special to Atmore News (Jay, FL) Since 1964, the nation’s electric cooperatives have sent student delegates to Washington, D.C. for the annual Youth Tour, organized by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), to gain a personal understanding of American history and their role as a citizen. Escambia River Electric Cooperative (EREC) began sending delegates in 1986. This…
Celebration of Freedom
John Benjamin Odom, Bro. Don Davis Donald Ray Odom, Bro. Don Davis Kenneth Robinson Jr., Bro. Don Davis Robert Nall, Bro. Don Davis By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Atmore First Assembly of God Church’s 33rd Annual patriotic presentation Celebration of Freedom July 4, 1776 – 2022 continued a tradition of excellence Sunday, July 3. Each year, AFA presents a stirring program celebrating God and Country in song, recitations, and in honoring…