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News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at a called board meeting Thursday, August 12. Resignation 1. Julie Luker, elementary teacher, Flomaton Elementary School, effective August 6, 2021 2. Jacquita Jenkins, special education teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 12, 2021 3. Tonya Ragan, counselor, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective August 13, 2021 4. Taylor Pace, special education…

Gilchrist Special to Atmore News Sha Gilchrist has been promoted to the position of Atmore branch manager at Gulf Winds.Gilchrist, a lifelong resident of Atmore, started as a teller at Gulf Winds 17 years ago. In that time, she has advanced through the roles of teller, head teller and financial service representative to become the new branch manager.“I have known Sha for her entire Gulf Winds career,” said Lee Ann…

News Staff Report The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce was recently named an accredited chamber through the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama’s (CCAA) Alabama Certified Chamber Program, one of the most prestigious programs offered by the association.“Executive Director Anna Norton has worked many, many hours on applying for this accreditation. We are proud of her and our Chamber team!” Chamber President Emilee Waters said. “I cannot wait to see…

Benjamin Martin of Atmore has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for the summer semester / Term 5 of the 2020/2021 academic year.The Provost’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65.Troy University is a public, historic, international university with 22,500 students and 154,000 alumni.

By PAUL CHASONSpecial to Atmore News The American Legion and our Legion Auxiliary are honored to recognize several outstanding young men and women from our community who represented us during this year’s American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary sponsored Boys and Girls State Programs and those who were selected to attend in 2020.The ceremony is set for Thursday, August 19, 5:30 p.m., at the American Legion Post, 101 W. Church…