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Upgraded splash pad reopens
Mayor says more improvements on the way By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With little fanfare but much anticipation, Atmore’s splash pad reopened Monday, June 18, with something of a new look. The playground’s picnic pavilion now has a concrete floor; there is a sidewalk from the parking lot next to the Boy Scouts hut to the picnic pavilion, and another sidewalk that will eventually lead to an adjacent playground.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
BOE moves forward with free meal program
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education moved forward with a plan to provide free breakfast and free lunch for all students. At the meeting Thursday, June 14, the board voted to apply to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for 2018-2019 for all Child Nutrition Program (CNP) cost centers (lunchrooms / cafeterias). This is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Was ‘beat-down’ staged?
Authorities still trying to determine exactly what happened By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The mother of an Escambia County High School student is seeking criminal action against several other students who allegedly launched a brutal attack against her son on May 25, the last day of the 2017-18 school term, but authorities believe the incident might have been a staged prank that backfired. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries for the week of June 17, 2018
Thomas Earl Hall, Sr. Mr. Thomas Earl Hall, Sr., age 75, of Tifton, Ga., passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018. He was born in Brewton to the late Leslie Hall, Sr. and Hattie Mae Hall. He was a faithful member of Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Thomas Earl Hall, Jr.; sister, Gloria Mitchell; brothers, Willie Hall, Clarence Hall, Walter Hall…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Offering Comfort
by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO   Former Atmore resident, the Reverend William Blackburn recently heard that I have not been well for quite some time. In early May, the Southern Baptist minister from Fort Smith, Arkansas sent me a most delightful and inspirational gift. The present is an audio CD of William reading selected Psalms with glorious background music. I find it comforting and relaxing. Having grown up in Atmore with…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago