Day: September 22, 2021

News Staff Report Pride of Atmore was one of 63 arts organizations around the state to receive grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to assist with operating costs as they return to hosting in-person exhibitions and performances amid the COVID-19 pandemicIn June, the Alabama State Council on the Arts announced its Alabama Arts Recovery Program, a grant program designed to provide arts organizations around the state with…

Fuqua McMillian By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: This article is the first in a two-part look at what effect, if any, the COVID pandemic is having on the education of Atmore’s children. Although a county-wide mask mandate for students, parents and school staff has been extended for a month (see related story), principals at the two lower-grade schools in and around Atmore say the signs of COVID-19 have decreased…

Judge Jeff White, left, administers the oath of office to Sherry Digmon. State Sen. Greg Albritton is at right. Receiving checks, from left, George Brown, Todd Williamson, State Sen. Greg Albritton, Amy Cabaniss, Superintendent Michele McClung News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education voted Monday, September 20, to extend the mask requirement in schools until October 29, 2021. Masks / face coverings be worn while inside school facilities…