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Meet Inky Dinky
Stunning Inky Dinky is an eight-year-old domestic shorthair looking for her “furever” home. Inky Dinky is a very sweet and loving girl who loves to snuggle up and purr, but also loves to play. If you are looking for an awesome kitty to keep you company while following the stay at home order, Inky Dinky is just the “furbaby” you need. She needs to be an “inside only” cat and…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
City schools
350-page feasibility study completed, delivered, being studied By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: This week’s article is the first on a planned three-part series on the city schools feasibility study, its positives and negatives, and the questions that still remain regarding formation of a municipal school system. Finally, more than a year after the anticipated completion of a city-sanctioned study to determine the feasibility of forming a three-school municipal…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Byrne heads task force to support economic recovery
News Staff Report Washington, D.C. – April 17, 2020 – At the request of Governor Kay Ivey, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) has established a task force of business and community leaders from Southwest Alabama to make recommendations to state leaders on how to reopen the state’s economy. The group met virtually for the first time April 16 and will be working over the next week to prepare recommendations for the…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Fountain earns NFF Honor Society membership
Fountain By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Lindsey Wilson College officials announced last week that a former All-State lineman from Escambia Academy was one of six football student-athletes selected for membership in the Hampshire Honor Society of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF). H.T. Fountain, the son of Hugh and Susan Fountain of Atmore, was among 70 NAIA football student-athletes from across the country selected for…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
No kick-start yet
Gov. wants to reboot state’s economy; stay-home order stays in place By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As Gov. Kay Ivey announced plans to cautiously kick-start the state’s economy after more than a month of relative dormancy, state and local health officials reported this week that the number of Escambia County (Ala.) residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 has risen. Ivey announced a moderate loosening up of her stay-at-home…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago