Atmore News

Rachel Patterson Elementary School honor roll Second nine week grading period
Kindergarten All S honor roll: Braylen America, Lawrence Arnold, Jordyn Barlow, Kazion Bartholomew, Ensley Boykin, Christian Brown, Jayleigh Brown, Khloe Brown, Tristian Brown, Khalani Cooper, Kori Dailey, Kenneth Davis, Elijah Dubose, Diana Garcia, Darius George, Neleh Gholsby, Alexa Hardy, HeavenLi Hartley, Jaliya Hazley, Anthony Hines, TyJayvion Hudson, CaShiyah Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Aryanna Jones, Brayden Jones, Nevaeh Jones, Kamarian Kelly, Amari Lambert, Kaci Martin, Diamond Moody, Dexter Pace, Angel Phillips, Jabryon…
Perdido students experiment with ramp designs
At Perdido Middle School, students in Ms. Nita Long’s eighth-grade science classes began an activity to teach them about distance vs. time graphs and how to use these graphs to find the average acceleration of an object. Everyone designed a ramp using classroom items such as textbooks and miniature marker boards. Students’ cars were released from the top of the ramps as they then tested various heights to see how…
BOE approves personnel recommendations
The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following recommendation by Superintendent John Knott at the regular meeting Thursday, January 19, at Escambia County Middle School. Resignation 1. Royce Young, teacher, head football coach and athletic director, Escambia County High School, effective May 26, 2017 2. Doug Hoehn, teacher, head football coach and athletic director, W.S. Neal High School, effective January 31, 2017 3. Kyle Cinereski, bus driver, Brewton Bus…
Scams a’plenty in area, across state
Residents of Atmore and Escambia County have reported on Facebook the possibility of a scam involving an alleged housecleaning company, Alabama law enforcement officials have reported a ruse involving gift cards, and the state’s top lawyer has warned that calls from his office demanding money are also part of a racket. A person who lives in the Robinsonville area recently posted on Facebook that “this lady knocked on my door…
Fla. ‘Arrive Alive’ initiative under way
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), is currently conducting Arrive Alive, a data-driven statewide initiative seeking to reduce fatalities and serious bodily injury crashes on Florida’s roadways. Arrive Alive is a partnership between various highway safety, law enforcement and engineering entities including the Florida Sheriffs’ Association, Florida Police Chiefs’ Association, Florida Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety…