Year: 2019

Atmore News

This is handsome Snoop
Handsome Snoop is a year old male hound / terrier mix. Snoop is good with kids and other animals and he loves playing outside. If you are looking for an awesome friend to enjoy playing with outside in this beautiful Fall weather, Snoop is your guy! He is also the perfect partner for “Tongue Out Tuesday” selfies. He is up to date on vaccinations and available for adoption with a…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for September. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, Atmore, 87, FSE Atmore Donuts, Atmore, 90, FSE Holiday Inn Express Kitchen, Atmore, 91, FSE Waffle House #1969, Atmore, 92, FSE Chen’s Chinese Buffet, Atmore, 94, FSE Pizza Hut #2076, Brewton, 95, FSE Pizza…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
BOE buys new buses
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education met in special session Friday, October 18. The board awarded a bid to Ward International Trucks in the amount of $78,735 for new buses. With the bid awarded, the board voted to purchase at least two passenger regular school buses from Ward at a cost of $78,735 each, using Fleet Renewal funds for FY2020. In other business, the board received an…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Schools improve but remain at C
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Alabama Department of Education report cards are out for 2018-19, and while two of the four schools in this area improved, the grades are still a C. District-wide, the letter grade is a B. Escambia County Assistant Superintendent Beth Drew notes Escambia County Middle School and Escambia County High School continue to earn higher grades. “ECHS improved four points this year,” Drew said. “They…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Council approves $12M budget
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members voted unanimously during their Tuesday, October 15, meeting to approve a $12 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20. The budget is based on projected revenues of $12,154, 450 — nearly three-fourths ($8.9 million) of which will come from sales taxes ($6 million), business licenses ($1.5 million) and ad valorem taxes ($1.4 million). That total is up about a quarter-million…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago