Author: Atmore News

A joint effort by the Atmore Chamber of Commerce, Atmore Community Hospital, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Leadership Atmore, Walmart and Poarch Band of Creek Indians resulted in the donation of CPR kits to Escambia County High School. Shown at the presentation Wednesday, March 29, are, from left, Breiah Adams, Bub Gideons, Dawn Skipper, Candace Wooten, Brett Helton, George Brown, Kike Pettaway, Andy Gartman, Erin Hankins (front), David Dobson, Emilee Craft,…

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Parents can now sign up their children for a nationally ranked Pre-K program … that’s right here in Escambia County.A.C. Moore in Atmore is the home of the county’s “First Class Pre-K” program, which this fall will be combined with children who had previously attended Rachel Patterson Elementary’s Pre-K.Amber Dunaway, who heads up the program, anticipates having five or six First Class Pre-K classrooms…

The Office of Special Education is working to locate and evaluate students, ages 3-21, who may have a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Act.If you suspect that your child might have a disability please contact the Office of Special Education.You may call the office at 251-296-0633 or email Suzanne Barnett at suzanne.barnett@escoschools.net for more information.

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Imagine if you sat down to take a standardized test and found a note of encouragement from Mom and Dad.That was just one of the inspirational messages in Escambia County Elementary Schools as students in grades 2-8 took the ACAP (Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program) test, which grades children in English Language Arts, Reading, Math and Science.Last year Flomaton Elementary had the county’s best score…