Day: October 30, 2019

Atmore News

Veterans Day programs planned
Perdido Elementary School The students, faculty and staff of Perdido Elementary / Middle School invite veterans and their immediate families to a Veterans Day celebration Wednesday. November 6, 8:30 a.m., in the school gym. This year’s program will feature a special guest speaker, the Baldwin County High School JROTC Flag and rifle Drill Teams, and the Peridido Middle School Band. There will be a reception immediately following the program in…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Meet Butterfinger
Handsome Butterfinger is patiently waiting for his new “furever” family to come and take him home. Butterfinger is a 5-year-old, 40-pound male Bulldog mix that loves to be around people and is good with other dogs. He is up to date on vaccinations and available for adoption with a $100 adoption fee, which includes neuter. Please make plans to come meet Butterfinger Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Flying high bikes
For more than 25 years, BMX Bike teams have performed at thousands of schools to help celebrate Red Ribbon Week, an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October. The team was at local schools last week, including Escambia County Middle School, where Pro BMX rider Tyler Sparr jumped over Escambia Middle School teachers, from left, Marsha Wilson, Leviticus Wilson, Marcia Adams, and Amanda…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
ECMS selected for FLUency program
Special to Atmore News Escambia County Middle School was accepted into Kinsa’s FLUency program for the 2019/2020 flu season. ECMS school nurse Alice Stewart, RN, worked over the summer to get the school accepted in to the Kinsa FLUency program. ECMS is the only school in Escambia County selected to be a part of this amazing program. Kinsa’s FLUency program is a school health initiative that enables schools and parents…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
No playoffs
Blue Devils drop must-win contest to Williamson… again BY JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Just like last season, the playoff hopes of Escambia County High’s Blue Devils were washed away by Williamson High. The Lions outlasted ECHS 16-7 last Friday, October 25, on soggy turf to snatch Class 4A, Region 1’s final postseason seed. Last year, the Lions wiped away playoff hopes for ECHS with a 7-2 defeat on a rainy,…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago