Atmore News

HBC celebrating new addition
The congregation of Huxford Baptist Church invites all to their open house for the new Fellowship Hall Sunday, May 7, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. On May 20, 2016, a storm damaged the fellowship hall / educational building. After much prayer and consideration, the congregation voted to build anew. They invite everyone to join them as they celebrate God’s blessings. Huxford Baptist Church is located at 6520 McCullough Road. News…
GECA presenting radio drama
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts (GECA) is presenting a radio drama Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13, 7 p.m., each night. These are actually two shows – a Philip Marlowe detective show called Red Wind and one from Inner Sanctum Mysteries called The Voice on the Wire. If you’ve never seen a Foley team (sound effects) in action, you’ll enjoy that as well as the dramas. The…
Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for April. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Lil Angels Infants and Toddlers, Atmore, 82, daycare food service Maw Maw’s Country Kitchen, Flomaton, 85, FSE McDonald’s, S. Main St., Atmore, 87, FSE Country Club of Brewton, 90, FSE Diamond #23, Hwy. 21 N., Atmore, 90,…
BOE approves personnel changes
The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel changes at the board meeting Thursday, April 27. Leave of absence 1. Allen Whitman, teacher, Escambia Career Readiness Center, leave of absence under the Family Medical Leave Act, effective March 6, 2017 2. Elizabeth Mitchell, teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, maternity leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, effective April 19, 2017 Resignation 1. Josh Cockrell, band director, Flomaton High School,…