Day: November 15, 2023

Nichols News Staff Report Gordon Nichols passed away November 29, 2019, in an automobile accident. He was only 28.However, his legacy lives on in an annual event his family started to show their gratitude to first responders who “were helping us before we even knew we needed it,” Gordon’s mother said.Gordon’s parents, Randy and Melissa Nichols, and his sister, Walton Nichols Thompson, will host “Gordon’s Giving” Thanksgiving Day in Boland…

First-graders present a sign-language tribute By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Flomaton Elementary School and Flomaton High School held a combined Veterans Day program Thursday, November 9.FES Principal Courtney McBride began the program by talking about that day’s vocabulary word – gratitude. “We appreciate you with deep gratitude,” she told veterans in the audience.Presentation of the flag and Pledge of Allegiance were led byStudent Bear Brown presented the flag and led in…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Report If Perdido Elementary & Middle School’s annual salute to veterans gets much bigger, school officials will need to petition the Baldwin County School Board for a new gym.Principal Phillip Stewart said there is a good reason that seating was at a premium, parking spaces almost as scarce, for this year’s Veterans Day observance.“We’ve grown, student-wise,” he said. “We’ve added at least 100 or more students…

Each year, the Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary hosts breakfast for veterans. This year, they served 54 veterans. After the breakfast, Auxiliary members went to Atmore Nursing Center and presented seven veterans with shirts with their branch of service logo on the front and their last name on the back. Shown are Auxiliary members, from left, President Jackey Odom, Sandra Odom, Jenny Hutto, Arlene Delafosse, Myra Odom, and Ginger Stabler. Shown…