Month: January 2017

Atmore News

Storms … again
Atmore has seen its share of bad weather lately. Although lines of storms came through over the weekend, Atmore was spared much of the damage other areas suffered. However, there were isolated cases here, such as this van crushed under a fallen tree on School Street. Firefighters Daniel White, Zack Stewart, Shane Rollin and Chief Ron Peebles cut the tree away Monday morning. News photo by Tom Tschida
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Rosa Parks Breakfast planned
Every year, a group of area citizens gather to honor the memory of Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005), considered to be the Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. They meet for breakfast and a program on a Saturday near her birthday. Selma Mayor Darrio Melton is the guest speaker for this year’s Rosa Parks breakfast to be held Saturday, February 4, at 9 a.m., in…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
ECMS shines at BOE meeting
The Escambia County Board of Education met Thursday, January 19, at Escambia County Middle School. Although the board was honored as part of School Board Recognition Month, it was the ECMS Enrichment students who stole the show. They gave a presentation on Stealing Freedom, a book they read in class. But it was so much more than a book report. They displayed life-size characters they created as well as quilt…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Committee assignments top priorities
By Congressman Bradley Byrne When I am not casting a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives or visiting with groups in my office, a large percentage of my time in Washington is spent serving on committees. There are currently twenty standing committees in the House, and each member of Congress serves on at least one committee. These committees are where much of the legislative work is actually…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Bewildering march
By SHERRY DIGMON, SUSAN KIRK I’ve purposely not written anything about national politics during this election. I don’t think that’s what a community newspaper is about. After all, you have plenty of outlets to feed you their view of the national scene – and for most, I do mean their view. But I was really interested in the local reaction to the women’s march in Washington and other cities last…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago