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Simply AU-some
Atmore native hoping Tigers’ dream season continues By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer In just his fifth season as assistant coach with the Auburn Tigers basketball team, Atmore native and Escambia Academy alumnus Chad Prewett is headed for the big showdown as the Tigers are set to make their historic, first-ever appearance in the NCAA Final Four. “This is huge,” Prewett said during an interview with Atmore News. “One of…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
2 men killed in crash
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An early morning crash that occurred Saturday, March 30, in Baldwin County claimed the lives of an Atmore man and a Century, Fla. man who are reportedly brothers and left three others, including two children, hospitalized. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports, state troopers were sent shortly after 8 a.m. to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Baldwin Co. 87, near Cowpen…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
6 to be inducted into Hall of Fame
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Six outstanding citizens will be inducted into the Atmore Area Hall of Fame in April. They are Dr. Wil Baker, Robert Faircloth, Ann Gordon, Novy L. Hale, the Rev. Isaac Holt, and Wayne Stacey. The 14th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m., at The Club. Tickets, $25, each are available at Atmore News, 128 N.…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Special BOE presentation
City officials hear ‘state of the state of schools’ By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: Today’s article is the first in a three-part series on the Escambia County Board of Education’s effort to publicize the amount of improvement under gone at the three schools inside Atmore’s city limits, as well as plans to improve the areas at each school where weaknesses might still exist. Escambia County Superintendent of Education…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Study approved
First step in city school system? By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer In a meeting where most of the discussion took place after formal adjournment, Atmore City Council members voted unanimously on Monday (March 25) to hire a Vestavia Hills firm to help determine the feasibility of forming a city school system. The council action marked the first step in a long process toward deciding whether or not to create…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago