Month: September 2017

Atmore News

Welcome to the world, Jaxon Sawyer Cole
Steven and Jennifer (Coon) Cole of Molino, Fla. joyously announce the arrival of their second child, Jaxon Sawyer Cole, Monday September 11, 2017 at 8:14 a.m. at West Florida Hospital. Jaxon weighed 9 pounds and 6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Cathi and Tom Benner and Ray Coon, all of Atmore, Ala. Maternal great-grandparents are Betty and Floyd Adams; Jerry and Ginger Cochran and Dale Fiveash,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Brantleys to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brantley (nee Mary Emma Floyd) will be honored with a 50th Anniversary Reception hosted by their children and grandchildren on Sunday, September 24, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church of Atmore, Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Brantley were wed on Sunday, September 24, 1967, at Brooks Memorial Baptist Church in Atmore, Alabama. Friends and family are invited to celebrate…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Perdido seventh graders qualify for Duke Talent Search
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving academically gifted and talented youth. Duke TIP works with students, their families, and educators to identify, recognize, challenge, engage, and help students reach their highest potential. They have served over 2.8 million academically talented students in grades four through 12 since 1980. Seventh graders at Perdido Middle School…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
And the winner is … Bounty
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News In every store, big or small, there are numerous brands of paper towels available, each claiming to be the best, the most absorbent or the cheapest. How do we prove or disprove these claims? How do we work out which paper towels are truly great and which are almost entirely useless? We have all seen advertisements where two brands of paper towels are…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Who doesn’t love a classroom pet?
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News The fifth-grade class at Perdido Elementary School has a pet – Sebastian the guinea pig. Each week a different group takes care of feeding and watering Sebastian. They know that to keep him from being scared when they take him out of his cage, one of the group will hold him gently next to their chest, while the others refill his food and water…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago