Month: September 2021

Funds for rural school’s first-ever PE facility included in BOE capital plan By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer All four principals at the schools in and around Atmore were probably happy with the respective allocation each received as a part of a $6 million capital plan approved September 20 by the Escambia County Board of Education. But one of the four was ecstatic.“To say we are thrilled for the Huxford School…

Arnold By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A recent attempt by an Atmore man to use his home’s plumbing to dispose of his Spice stash didn’t get the desired results. In fact, it only brought on new charges.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed this week that Jabarie Lawann Arnold, 41, was taken into custody September 14 after Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Region A Drug Task Force agents and city police executed…

Homecoming 2021 By SUSAN KIRKSpecial to Atmore News Escambia County High School’s Homecoming will be October 15. The Blue Devils will play the W.S. Neal Eagles at 7 p.m. at Herbert Barnes Stadium.This year’s theme is “Party Like Back in the Day.”We have many exciting activities planned for the week. Our students will participate in theme days to celebrate the past including “Decades Day” on Thursday.We would like to invite…

Cabaniss Barlow By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: This is the second article in a two-part series on how big an effect COVID-19 and its variant are continuing to have on the schools in and around Atmore. This article deals with the middle school and high school levels. Each of four first-year principals at schools in and around Atmore earned their baptism under fire last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic…