Year: 2019

First National Bank & Trust hosted a book signing for local author Lou Vickery Friday, December 13. Vickery and Coach Sonny Smith recently released Winners’ Edge for Athletes and Coaches. While Smith was unable to attend, Vickery was glad to sign books for all who came.

News Staff Report Students at Rachel Patterson Elementary School have been busy creating ornaments for their Christmas trees. Not only have they been decorating, they’ve been involved in a Christmas tree decorating competition. Molly Barnett, the Rachel Patterson Leader in Me Leadership Events Action Team leader, coordinated the project. Each classroom was given a theme and created unique ornaments corresponding to their tree’s theme. Trees were donated by Central Farm…

For many area residents, the Candlelight Memorial Service at Johnson Quimby Funeral Home has become a tradition during December as candles are lit in memory of loved ones who have passed away. About 40 people attended this year. Shown are Edgar Norris and his daughter Janet Norris McGill lighting a candle for Molly Norris (wife and mother) and for Janet’s father-in-law, Lowell McGill.

Special to Atmore News Students at Escambia County Middle School were given the opportunity to participate in the 2019-2020 National Scholar Society’s Poetry Contest. Jayla Wilson’s poem, “What My Family Means To Me,” has been selected to be published in the National Scholar Society’s prestigious annual student anthology, Award-Winning Young Writers of America 2019-2020. Jayla is in the fourth grade at ECMS. Her English Language Arts teacher is Paula Ferguson.…

Special to Atmore News The Fort Mims Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announces the DAR Good Citizens from three area high schools. The students were selected from the Senior Class of each school based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree. The DAR Good Citizens for 2019-20 are Gaines Douglas Joel Tanner from Escambia Academy, Brenna Liana Watson from Escambia…