Author: Don Fletcher

City proclaims March 30 Vietnam Veterans Day At the council meeting, from left, Jenny Hutto, Mayor Jim Staff with proclamation, Arlene Delafosse, Jackey Odom By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer During the Monday (March 11) Atmore City Council meeting, Mayor Jim Staff issued and read a proclamation designating Saturday, March 30, as Vietnam Veterans Day in the city.That date is one day after the official observance of National Vietnam War Veterans…

The school lot is completely cleared. The historic marker remains on the right of way. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer During a workshop that immediately preceded a March 7 special called meeting, five members of Escambia County’s school board heard updates on 17 different projects that are in various stages of development. Some have been completed or are nearing completion, one or two are just getting under way, and a…

Rachel Patterson’s first class of inductees display their sashes and certificates after the ceremony. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Thirteen Rachel Patterson Elementary School 4th-graders became the school’s first students to join RPES’s new chapter of National Elementary Honor Society.The school’s cafeteria was filled with third-grade students, teachers, community business leaders, preachers and more who stood as a processional of students — Addilyn Armentor, Lae’lyn Bogan, Ahnara Brown and Jah’Liyah…