Category: Community

Classes at Escambia County Middle School held a competition recently to collect non-perishable food items to be delivered to hurricane victims. The sixth grade won and will be treated to something special. To encourage and congratulate the teachers and students, the Yellow Hat Society and Emmanuel’s Faith Center joined in making their victory even sweeter with financial donations for the special event for the classes. Shown are, from left, teachers…

Nancy Karrick, left, with the Melvin Jones Fellowship award presented by past recipients, from left, Richard Maxwell, Patty Helton Davis, and Buck Powell WKRG’s Bill Riales, left, and Nicholas Johnson Lion Kenny Smith, left, and Addison Long Special to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held its first meeting of the month on November 6, at the Atmore Community Hospital’s Mayson Auditorium. President Lion Joyce Petty led the group in…

Shown are Auxiliary members from left, Jenny Hutto, Jackey Odom, Arlene Delafosse, and Ginger Stabler. Veterans Benny Respress, left, and Bryan Keel It’s a tradition – each year, the Atmore VFW Auxiliary hosts a free breakfast for veterans on Veterans Day. This year’s breakfast was held at Nett’s Kitchen. Reports are it was very well attended.

Military men, women honored at Perdido school’s annual Veterans Day celebration Young patriots wave their flags during the Veterans Day program By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Just as it has been in previous years, it was standing-room-only for the guests, sitting-on-the-floor-room only for the students when Perdido Elementary and Middle School presented its annual Salute to Veterans last Wednesday, November 6.The yearly tribute to the men and women who wear…