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Chili cookoff
1st place – Triptek, from left, Tracy Miller, Garrie Singleton, Josh Martin, Rusty Miller, Miles Smith 2nd place – Comfort Care, Maggie Quimby and Jason Smith 3rd place and People’s Choice – The War Bama Chili Bar, from left, Ben Odom, Angela Leachman, Jarrod Leachman News Staff Report The Chamber of Commerce chili cookoff has been on hiatus for a couple of years, but it was back Saturday, February 27,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
CACC administrators to be honored
Special to Atmore News Three administrators with Coastal Alabama Community College will be honored by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) during PTK Catalyst 2021, the Society’s annual convention, broadcast live from Orlando, Florida, April 8-10. The Distinguished College Administrator Awards are presented to college vice presidents, deans, or directors serving at post-secondary institutions who have shown strong support of student success on their campus by recognizing academic achievement, leadership,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 7, 2021
Andrea Cumbie Boutwell   Boutwell Mrs. Andrea Cumbie Boutwell, age 49, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at her home in Flomaton, Ala. She was a native of Fairhope, Ala. and had resided in Flomaton for most of her life. She was a retired school bus driver with the Escambia County Alabama School Board with twenty-one years of service and was on the Board of Trustees with Traveler’s Rest Cemetery. She…
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Obituaries, week of February 28, 2020
Curtis Arthur Smith Smith Mr. Curtis Arthur Smith, age 94, of Century, Fla., passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021.  He was born in Bluff Springs, Fla. to the late Zell Berry and Lillie Cooper Smith. He served in the United States Army during World War II and as the Constable of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for many years.  He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Edna Luverne…
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Honoring Stephanie Alaniz
Superintendent John Knott presents certificate to Stephanie Alaniz Editor’s note: Escambia County Schools’ Lead Nurse Stephanie Alaniz was recognized at the Board of Education meeting Thursday, February 18, at Huxford Elementary School. In addition to kudos from Superintendent John Knott and the board, county school nurses also paid tribute to Alaniz in a letter read by school nurse Alice Stewart, RN, Pollard-McCall Jr. High School. Following is the letter. Stephanie,…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago