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RPES Star Student
RP Star Students The Rachel Patterson Elementary School Star Students for April are, from left, first row, Teyanna Brown, Eli Sanders, Zy’Quavious Goodley, A’Miyah Johnson, Braelyn Walker, (seated) instructional aide Stephanie Mosley and counselor Teresa Crayton, Derrick Williams, Treasure Jenkins, Irianna Barnes, Kamari’a Grace; second row, Caren Akers, Kingston Crenshaw, Aleigha Simmons, Kanijae Bryant, Brysten Dixon, Tunyannia Cooper, Mayliah Wilson, Kendrick Williams, Timothy America; third row, Zoe Brown, Trinity Rabb,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
ECHS girls, boys compete at Class 4A state track meet
News Staff Report ECHS’s boys and girls track teams competed May 2 at the AHSAA 4A State Track Meet in Gulf Shores. Several individual ECHS team members turned in respectable finishes, but none finished in the top-5 in the season-ending event. ECHS’s individual times and finishes were as follows: Girls 200 Meter Dash (Prelims) Elizabeth Thames, twenty-first, (28.86) 4×100 Meter Relay (Prelims) ECHS, tenth, (53.50) Long Jump (Finals) ShaKeerah Tossas,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
JUB boys, girls compete at AHSAA state meet
News Staff Reports J.U. Blacksher’s girls and boys track teams competed in the AHSAA 2A State Track Meet, held May 3 in Cullman. JUB had respectable individual finishes, but no single team member placed within the top-5 in any event, which marked the end of the 2019 track season. Blacksher’s individual results are as follows: Girls (Finals) 800 Meter Run Kayley Burgess, fourteenth, (2:45.79) 1600 Meter Run Kayley Burgess, eleventh,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
PCI’s McGhee addresses House on gaming
News Staff Report After the Alabama Senate passed by the narrowest of margins this week a bill that would put the question of a paper lottery on the 2020 ballot, the future of other gaming, such as electronic Bingo and dog and horse racing, remains up in the air. State senators passed the paper lottery measure by a 21-12 margin, just reaching the required three-fifths majority to send the bill…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for week of May 5, 2019
Jerald Jaye Mr. Jerald Jaye, age 80, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at his home. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to the late Robert and Minnie Lee Jaye. He attended grammar school and high school in Atmore. After serving four year in the United States Marine Corps and began a career in transportation. He and his wife, Margaret, established JMAR Trucking, a very successful business and retired in May…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago