Atmore News

Army recruiters hold conference here
At the presentation, from left, Commander Dave Graham, Lt. Col. Toby Jones, Adjutant Paul Chason. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although Atmore was inundated with soldiers last week, there was no reason for alarm.About 80 men and women who command U.S. Army recruiting stations gathered for their Station Commander Quarterly Leadership and Development Training conference.“You haven’t seen a lot of green-suiters in the city for a while,” Lt. Col. Adrian…
Video system installed in public schools
By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News For students in Escambia County schools, the morning announcements just got a lot more interesting.That’s because each school now has its own “news anchors” to handle the task.Every county school recently installed StreamVuEd, a video-on-demand system that allows recording and playback of everything from morning announcements to school activities and classes. Recordings can then be played back in each classroom at a time convenient…
2022 appropriations bill is a win for South Alabama and America
Congressman Jerry Carl Several times in the past few months, I’ve written about the House of Representatives keeps failing to do its basic duties because Democrats have backwards priorities. One of our most important duties is passing an appropriations bill each fiscal year to keep the federal government funded and running. This is important for so many reasons, including keeping our nation safe and secure from threats across the globe.Over…
ECHS continues to struggle on the diamond
By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School baseball team continues to look for success on the diamond after suffering a painful 13-1 loss last Thursday (March 10) to Pleasant Home.ECHS was unable to contain Pleasant Home’s high-powered offense as the opposing team gained 1 run in the first-inning and racked up 5 more in the second. During the third inning, ECHS gave up 3 more runs and 2…
Williams named ACCC Player of the Year
Lue Williams with Sun Chiefs head coach Robby Robinson By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter Former Escambia County High School standout basketball player Lue Williams was recently named to the ACCC (Alabama Community College Conference) Men’s All-Region 22 team and gained the high honor of being named as the ACCC Player of the Year.This season, Williams averaged 18.4 points per game this season and gained 441 total points. In addition, Williams stole…