Category: Community

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High’s baseball team ended last week the way it had started, still searching for its elusive first win of the season after dropping both ends of a March 16 doubleheader to T.R. Miller.The Blue Devils fell in the first game of the twin bill by a 13-3 score and were swamped 20-2 in the nightcap as the team’s inexperienced pitching staff continued to…

Patty Davis, right, pins new member Brett Helton By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met in the Mayson Auditorium of Atmore Community Hospital on Wednesday, March 15. President Chuck Brooks called the meeting to order, led the group in prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.Sixteen members were present at the meeting. Lion Brooks recognized Lion Bub Gideons for his leadership in establishing…

Students attending the MYT were, from left, front, Serenity Mitchell, Jaydyss Abrams, Pariis Watson, Makenna Alverson, Mary-Ruth Dortch, Madison Dawkins, Ali Booker, Brianna Pugh; back, Michael Morgan, Carter Hodges, Charlie Sasser, J R Witherington. Special to Atmore News March 14-16, Southern Pine Electric Co-op took 12 high school juniors to Montgomery to participate in the 2023 Montgomery Youth Tour. While in Montgomery, students heard from motivational speaker Cea Cohen-Elliot and…

ECHS’s Stock Market Team, from left, Darron Nichols, D’andre Richardson, Judah Dennis, Hasten Dean, Daniel Gunaca. The team is coached by Dr. Douglas Forbes, who is not pictured. By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News How would you like a 29-percent return on your investments in two weeks?Maybe you should talk to the students on the stock team at Escambia County High School – because you don’t often run into teenagers…

Special to Atmore News Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that she has awarded nine grants, totaling nearly $25 million, to expand broadband services throughout Alabama, including more than $4 million for parts of rural Baldwin and Escambia counties.The grant package included $4.05 million to Mediacom for providing broadband service connectivity for 1,756 households, businesses and community anchors in northwest Baldwin County and southwest Escambia County, between Bay Minette and…