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Atmore News

Jones signs with Huntingdon

Escambia Academy Cougar football defensive back MJ Jones signed with Huntingdon College Thursday, April 5. Shown at the signing are, from left, front, Tara Jones, MJ Jones, Neiko Robinson, Tawana Jones; middle, Shaquanna Jones, Leighton Rae James, Kherstin Johnson, Ossie Crusaw; back, Devon Cottrell, Neikel Robinson, Roquan Wiggins. News photo by Ditto Gorme

Historic marker dedication set in Century

The Alger-Sullivan Historical Society and the Town of Century announce a dedication ceremony for the unveiling of a state historic marker recognizing the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic District in old Century. The event will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 21, Front Street and Jefferson Avenue. This is the first state marker placed in north Escambia County (Fla.) since the 1960s. The marker recalls the history of the…

Working hard for St. Jude

Students at Huxford Elementary School set a school record raising $2,130 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Marguerite Watson’s class raised the most money. Students were given a t-shirt, treated to an ice cream sundae party, and they got to make Principal Leigh Ann Rowland into a human sundae. Shown above is Ms. Watson’s class, from left, first row, Jackson Odom, JyShaviah Knight, Madison Williams, Aubree Wiggins, Jameson Agerton; second…

National Walking Day held

Twenty-one individuals from the Chamber and three other organizations participated in the first-ever local observance of National Walking Day, held April 5 at Atmore Area YMCA, including employees and executives of United Bank, an area official of Point Broadband and several of the local Y’s employees and board members. Shown above are walkers and Y personnel. Shown below, from left, front, Brandy Giger, Jordan Barnett, Emily Harp; back, Daniel Harp…

‘The calm voice on the other end of the line’ – Honoring emergency dispatchers

By TOM TSCHIDA Special to Atmore News Really, how hard could it be to be a dispatcher? When someone calls because something is missing, you send the police. When the call is about something that is burning, you send the fire department, and of course if someone is hurt, you send an ambulance. Seems like a walk in the park to me … Right? Well, that’s the idea…

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