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Jackson new ASA Sgt.-at-Arms
Jackson News Staff Report Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson was recently sworn as a member of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association Board of Directors.Jackson will fill the post of “Sheriff Big John Williams Sergeant-at-Arms,” a position named for slain Lowndes County Sheriff ‘Big John’ Williams, who was shot to death in 2019 while trying to disburse a crowd at a Hayneville convenience store.In a related item, retired Escambia County Circuit Court…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
SPEC Youth Tour
Southern Pine Youth Tour reps, from left, front, Isabella Parmer, Gracie Welch, Tiffany Gookin, Harley Wilson, Abigail Turner, Grayton Coale; back, Andrew Clausell, Noah Jordan, D.J. Nichols, Olivia Warren, Keona Miller, Cole Kelley. Special to Atmore News March 15-17, Southern Pine Electric Co-op took 12 high school juniors to Montgomery to participate in the 2022 Montgomery Youth Tour. While in Montgomery, students heard from motivational speaker Cea Cohen-Elliot and legislators.…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Martin named to TU Provost’s List
Benjamin Martin of Atmore has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for Term 3 of the 2021/2022 academic year.The Provost’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65.Term 3 includes students at Troy’s campuses in Dothan, Phenix City and Montgomery, along with students outside of Alabama and online.
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 30, 2022
Glenda Ann Walston Mrs. Glenda Ann Walston, age 69, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in Pensacola, Fla. She has resided in Century, Fla. most of her life. She was a proud member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. She was an avid fisherman and enjoyed the outdoors and going camping. She enjoyed playing video games, and playing with her dog.She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
BOE approves reading intervention program for K5; raises for 2 secretaries, subs, bus drivers
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education voted unanimously during its March 17 meeting to purchase reading intervention and related programs that will allow the local school district to meet requirements of the Alabama Literacy Act. The purchase, designed to increase reading proficiency for third-grade students over the next six years, includes the reading intervention program, as well as an interactive read-aloud program and professional development for reading…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago