Month: June 2018

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3 from Atmore attend chapter officer training
Over 180 members of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met in Montgomery at Dalraida Church of Christ on June 1, for chapter officer training. Mary Beth Lancaster, incoming president of Gamma Omega Chapter in Atmore, joined with the other Beta State chapter presidents to learn about her new position. She and outgoing chapter President Trachy Miller also participated in a transition ceremony in which Mary Beth was welcomed into…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
Fighting the opioid epidemic
For too long, a problem of epic proportion has been growing outside of the headlines in the United States: the opioid epidemic. The reality is that we can no longer wait to take action. Drug overdose is now a leading cause of death in the United Sates. One hundred seventy-five Americans are dying every day from this crisis. From big cities to small towns, the opioid epidemic has hit our…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The following personnel recommendations by Escambia County Superintendent of Education John Knott were approved by the board of education at the regular meeting Thursday, June 14. Resignations 1. Brett Chancery, history teacher, Flomaton High School, effective May 25, 2018 2. Kellie Steele, teacher, Escambia County Alternative School, effective May 25, 2018 3. Deborah Stokes, assistant principal, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective June 8, 2018 4. Johnnie Wolfe,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Johnson takes helm at WBZR
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A chance meeting between one of the owners of an Atmore radio station and a college instructor who had no classes to teach during the summer has apparently provided the missing component of a plan to restore and enhance the station’s hometown flavor. Larry White, one of three principals in Tri-County Broadcasting, recounted this week how the eventual hiring of Phil Johnson, a well-known…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Upgraded splash pad reopens
Mayor says more improvements on the way By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With little fanfare but much anticipation, Atmore’s splash pad reopened Monday, June 18, with something of a new look. The playground’s picnic pavilion now has a concrete floor; there is a sidewalk from the parking lot next to the Boy Scouts hut to the picnic pavilion, and another sidewalk that will eventually lead to an adjacent playground.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago