Category: Community

Atmore Youth Ambassadors were guest readers at Rachel Patterson Elementary School during Read Across America Week. Shown are, from left, Assistant Principal Leslie Sellers, Danielle Fails, Na’Asia Reynolds, Stephen Williams (back), Hasten Dean, Darron Nichols, Elianna Morales, Ava Penner, Isabella Sanders, Tiffany Gookin, Iyriel Munlyn, Gracie Mosley, Elizabeth Mitchell, Principal Toya McMillian.

Emilee Waters-Craft, left, and Katherine Salter, right, with United Bank donated special snacks and brain food to the third grade students at Rachel Patterson Elementary School to enjoy each day after the administration of the ACAP test.

A joint effort by the Atmore Chamber of Commerce, Atmore Community Hospital, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Leadership Atmore, Walmart and Poarch Band of Creek Indians resulted in the donation of CPR kits to Escambia County High School. Shown at the presentation Wednesday, March 29, are, from left, Breiah Adams, Bub Gideons, Dawn Skipper, Candace Wooten, Brett Helton, George Brown, Kike Pettaway, Andy Gartman, Erin Hankins (front), David Dobson, Emilee Craft,…

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Parents can now sign up their children for a nationally ranked Pre-K program … that’s right here in Escambia County.A.C. Moore in Atmore is the home of the county’s “First Class Pre-K” program, which this fall will be combined with children who had previously attended Rachel Patterson Elementary’s Pre-K.Amber Dunaway, who heads up the program, anticipates having five or six First Class Pre-K classrooms…