Category: Community

Seniors begin their walk across the lobby to Class Day in the auditorium By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Pomp and Circumstance – the most popular song this time of year as high school seniors attend their last assembly, make their last walk, sit with their friends in just that way a last time.Thursday, May 11, Escambia County High School seniors lined up in the hallway and walked into Hodnette Auditorium for…

During Escambia County High School Class Day held Thursday, May 11, the Rev. W.J. Hawthorne, center, pastor of Greater Mt. Triumph Baptist Church, presented the Marcelette and Curtis Harris Academic Scholarship to Trinity Thames, left, and Darron Nichols, right. The Harrises were highly regarded educators in Atmore.

Escambia County High School graduating seniors did a walk-through at Rachel Patterson Elementary School Tuesday morning, May 16. The walk through has become a tradition in elementary schools that are in the high school’s feeder pattern.

The First Baptist Church preschool kids participated in a fund-raiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital recently. Everyone who participated was treated to a pizza party, and the four who raised the most money were given prizes. They are, from left, Blaze Lowery, Creed Gorum, Charleigh Grant, Anna Brantley.

The community-wide National Day of Prayer was held Thursday, May 4, at Escambia County High School. Prayer was offered en masse and in break-out prayer sessions for Education, Media, Government, Family, Military, Church, and Business. Shown at right, the NDOP Committee, from left, seated, Mavis Torrence, Edna Powers, Thelma Powers; standing Dale Ash, Rhonda Lowery, Linda Albritton, Linda Godwin, Sandra Huffines, Urla Boggan. Trumpet soloist Dietrich Bondurant ended the service…