Year: 2019

Atmore News

APL hosting ‘Alabama Cotton and Bemis Bags’
Special to Atmore News The Atmore Public Library will host Alabama native Sarah Bliss Wright Wednesday, April 10, as she presents Alabama Cotton and Bemis Bags, Pieced into Quilt History. The program will begin at 11 a.m. Ms. Wright spent 30 years in performing arts before quilts captured her attention. Though she grew up surrounded by quilts, it was not until 2006 that the idea of turning her talents to…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Powell is Miss. district’s Teacher of Year
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As a teacher of intellectually gifted second-graders, Susan Powell knows she has to bring her “A-game” to work every day in order to keep her students challenged. She has apparently succeeded in doing that. Powell, daughter of Murray and Jean Johnson, was recently named Teacher of the Year for Mississippi’s largest school district. She teaches at Pleasant Hill Elementary School in Hernando, part of…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Johnson to speak at UT commencement
News Staff Report When graduates of the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering receive their degrees at commencement May 9, they will hear a speaker who will no doubt inspire them on to bigger things, who will celebrate their achievements … and who is from Atmore. Jerry L. Johnson is the commencement for the college which was established in 1838 and has a tradition of commitment to excellence in…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Bulldogs rusty after return from spring break
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer J.U. Blacksher pitching ace Landon Mura and four relievers were roughed up by T.R. Miller’s Tigers, who took a 12-0 win in the April 1 return from spring break for both teams. Mura pitched only one inning, striking out three batters while walking one. The right-hander allowed three runs on two hits in the single frame of work as Coach Justin Mixon divided the…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago
Athletes need support in good or bad times
Challenges arise on a constant basis for an athlete. These challenges are what make sports fun and thrilling for those who take part in them. But they are often extremely stressful, especially for younger athletes. Coaches and parents expect a player to perform and produce in every aspect, on and off the field. With the added burden of schoolwork, practices, college applications and social life, young athletes are usually loaded…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago