Category: Community

Four-Year Academic All-Stars, from left, front, Maddie Mae Driskell, Ana Chesley Robinson, Ally Bama Richardson, Lilly Grace Smallwood, Ashley Parra Cerritos; back, Chloe Dawson, Ashton Connor Covan, Colton Ray Criswell, Brian James Yoder, Jayden Kenneth White. Not pictured is Lauren Ashley Stinson. Little John Scholarship recipient Madison Freeman, left, and Rotarian Brian Piechocki William and Mary Grissett Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship recipient Ana Chesley Robinson, left, and Rotarian Brian Piechocki…

News Staff Report Atmore City Council, sitting one member short, breezed through a three-item agenda during the panel’s Monday, April 28, meeting.With District 2’s Jerome Webster unable to attend the session, the remaining four council members:*Approved a restaurant retail liquor license for Who Dat Seafood Restaurant, scheduled to open soon;*Gave the green light to a request by James McNeil Sr. to hold a Juneteenth celebration on Thursday, June 19, at…

At right, from left, Escambia County High School (ECHS) Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America members D’emyia Munlin and Jontavious Richardson explain the intended purpose of the school’s new Community Blessing Box during the May 5 grand opening ceremony. The box, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, contains cleaning products, personal hygiene products, non-perishable foods and other essentials that are free to those who…

A time of praise of NDOP By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although several of the prayers were desperate in nature, an overall feeling of hope echoed off the walls of Escambia County High School’s Cornell Torrence Gymnasium during the local National Day of Prayer (NDP) service, held last Thursday, May 1.A quick-moving thunderstorm probably held down the attendance number, but it did little to dampen the zeal and enthusiasm of…

Adams Special to Atmore News Juliette Adams, Institutional Advancement and Grants Assistant at Reid State Technical College, was recently awarded the Virginia Carter Smith Scholarship by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).Adams is one of 25 recipients from around the world who were selected based on career accomplishments, letter of support and potential as a member of the educational advancement community.“Juliette’s recognition by CASE is a testament…