Author: Atmore News

Representatives for Southern Pine Electric Co-op are, from left, bottom, Brianna Pugh, Ali Booker, Makenna Alverson, and Serenity Mitchell; top, JR Witherington, Carter Hodges. Special to Atmore News The Washington D.C. National Rural Electric Youth Tour, sponsored by local electric cooperatives, the Alabama Rural Electric Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, is part of a grassroots program to educate high school juniors on the electric cooperative program and…

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News The 2022 Alabama Numeracy Act requires K-5 schools to have a math coach by the year 2027.The Escambia County School System isn’t waiting four years.Math coaches have already been hired and recently returned from a training session in Birmingham. They’ll be hitting the ground running when the new school year begins in August.School system Elementary Curriculum Supervisor Nicole Spottswood felt there was no point…

Leadership Atmore Class 2023 enhanced Westside Park as one of their class projects this year.They had four picnic tables built and placed at the park at the basketball court. Class members shown with the tables are, from left, Ruthie Stephens, Stephanie Barnes, Wendy Taylor, Christopher Corbitt, Tripp Ward, Shelly White, Ariel Vickrey, Brian Booker. Class members not pictured are Cordia Lee, Marlo Young, Dawn Kelley, Mieshia Staples.