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Escambia County Middle School’s fourth-grade students were the guests of honor at a February 2 assembly during which their accomplishments in the study of mathematics were recognized and praised. The 170 or so fourth-graders, who became ECMS students when A.C. Moore Elementary was consolidated the end of last term, posted statistical progress that was called “unbelievable” by the representative of the company that sponsors the statewide competition. Debbie Bolden, in…

The following announcement was submitted by the candidate through the Alabama Press Association. Circuit Judge Debra Jones has qualified as a candidate for the Alabama Supreme Court, Place 1. She has been a Circuit Judge in Calhoun and Cleburne counties since 2010. Judge Jones, a Republican, is running for the open seat created by the resignation of Justice Glenn Murdock. The Republican primary is June 5, 2018. “My judicial philosophy…

The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce was held Thursday, January 25. As at all Chamber annual meetings, the highlight was the announcement of the Citizen of the Year, the recipient(s) of the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the most recently added Business of the Year. Sarah Frances Thompson was emotional as she accepted on behalf of Buster’s. The year had been challenging for the family, and…

Each year, Rosa Parks’ legacy as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement is honored with a prayer breakfast on a date near her birth date. This year, Lillie Johnson and her group will host the event Saturday, February 10, 9 a.m., in the Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church fellowship hall. Everyone age 15 and older is invited to attend. The keynote speaker for this year’s breakfast is Tuskegee…

Escambia County High School has for the second straight year been listed by state education officials as a failing school and has been given an “F” in the initial year of using a letter grade to assess the success or failure of individual schools. But the county system’s top administrator said last week he has no confidence in the method used in computing the letter grade, a method he said…