Month: September 2021

Don Fletcher

COVID in Atmore’s schools
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…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
BOE extends mask requirement
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…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Smart Growth tours Coastal Growers
Thursday, September 9, the Atmore Smart Growth group toured Coastal Growers peanut shelling plant. The group is affiliated with Smart Growth America, an initiative which advocates for neighborhood development. Shown are, from left, Erin Hankins, Hope Lassiter, Emilee Waters Craft, Jennifer White, Debbie Rowell, Eunice Johnson, Beth Drew, Jerry Gehman, Don Gordon, Kenny Smith, Ann Gordon, Coastal Growers Director of Operations Anthony Martin.
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Biden’s energy policies are a tax on the working class
Congressman Jerry Carl Since the earliest days of his campaign for the presidency, President Biden claimed he would raise taxes only on wealthy people, while not raising taxes on households earning under $400,000. Despite these claims, President Biden’s executive orders and Democrats’ bad policies have resulted in rising prices at the pump, rising prices at the grocery store, and increases in the cost of living across the board. Most of…
by Submitted Article access_time3 years ago