Day: August 30, 2023

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News When Superintendent Michele McClung hired Michele Collier as her assistant, she had a few good reasons.Now there are nine hundred thousand more.Collier recently received information that the state had significant grant money available, but she had only three weeks to put together a proposal. Racing the clock, she outlined a set of programs and improvements county schools could use and submitted the grant request.…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting one member short, approved during its Monday, August 28, meeting the use of a city park for an event aimed at cutting down or stopping the gun violence that has erupted throughout the city this year.The Rev. Jamel Frye requested use of the park, specifically its baseball field for a “family and friends” gathering to raise awareness of the issue.“This is…

News Staff Report Atmore will host Neal this Saturday, September 2, in the season opener for both Escambia River Conference senior youth football program teams.The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start at Herbert Barnes Field on the Escambia County High School campus, where all the Atmore team’s home games will be played.The nine-team league consists of squads from Atmore, Neal, Andalusia, Brewton, Excel and Flomaton, as well as…