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The Canoe Study Club

By PHYLLIS SHIPP Special to Atmore News The Canoe Study Club met at The Atmore Welcome Center on Tuesday, January 15. Mrs. Joan Hackman, a volunteer with the welcome center, as well as a member of the club, served as hostess. The Welcome Center, which currently shares space with the Atmore Historical Society Museum, is located in the Peavy-Webb Building found on the city block which was the former location…

Students interview for SPEC’s Youth Tour Program

Special to Atmore News On Friday, January 11, 24 local students were chosen to compete for the honor of being a 2019 Southern Pine Electric Co-op Youth Tour representative. Students were chosen by faculty members of their respective schools, based on academic achievements and extracurricular achievements. Students selected by their schools to participate in Youth Tour are Chase Bell, Escambia Academy; Jack Booker, Excel High School; Donna Jean Brewton, Hillcrest…

New arrivals at the library

Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivals Several patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Herb Hackman: Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly – 5 stars Roy Gandy: Spy Masters by Brad Thor – 5 stars Herb Hackman: Sea of Greed by Clive Cussler – 5 stars Freddie Miller: Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel…

Spelling bee held

News Staff Report Escambia County public schools spelling bee was held Wednesday, January 16, in the Flomaton High School media center. Students participated in two groups – grades 3 through 5 and grades 6 through 8. The countywide school spelling bee will be held Tuesday, February 5, 9 a.m., in the Flomaton High School media center. Only the winner from each group will participate.

Post-parade MLK program put together on the fly

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Monday’s after-parade program, an extension of a weekend that featured numerous observances in honor of slain Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., didn’t go exactly as planned. But, despite having to establish a new program on the fly and to deal with an uncooperative sound system, things went smoothly and quickly. More than 150 people, from babies in the arms of their…

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