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McGinty named to Troy University Provost’s List
Kamryn McGinty of Pensacola and Walnut Hill has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for the Fall Semester / Term 2 of the 2019/2020 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. The Fall Semester includes students at the Troy, Ala., campus. Term 2 includes students…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Perdido students participate in GeoBee
Special to Atmore News Students from Perdido School participated in the school competition of the National Geographic GeoBee Friday January 31. Kam Drinkard, a seventh-grade student, won first place, with Emma Etheridge, a fourth-grade student winning second place. The school competition is the first round in the annual National Geographic GeoBee, a geography competition designed to inspire and reward students’ curiosity about the world. Questions cover not only geography, but…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Pine Barren hosting the Chestang Family
The Chestang Family will be at Pine Barren Baptist Church Sunday, February 16, for the 6 p.m. service. The Chestang Family of McIntosh, Ala. has been playing bluegrass gospel music since 1996. Their main purpose is to spread the gospel in song and encourage people along the way. Their music has been described as “Gospel music with the Traditional Bluegrass sound.” The Chestang Family has traveled all over the southeast…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
GECA to present ‘A Little Princess’
News Staff Report This month, the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts is presenting their children’s show, “A Little Princess” by Frances Hodgson Burnett. GECA will have two casts for this show, so if you have someone you really want to see, be sure to check with them about which cast they are performing with. Cast A performs Thursday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and 22: Sara Crewe – Emma Mast…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Ribbon cutting
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for The Junky Pearl Friday, January 24, for the shop’s new location on North Main Street. Chamber board members, friends and family joined the owner for the occasion. Shown are, from left, front row, Niki Bryan, Brandy Giger, Mary Anne Heathcock, Tracy Coleman Nelson, Shane Spence, Ann Benner, Tom Tschida, Emilee Waters; back, Sandy Helton, Teresa Land, John Stallworth, David…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago