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’64 Impala chosen best at benefit car show
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Fred Flavors of Atmore doesn’t drive his 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS anywhere but to car shows, but those rare drives have proven worth it. Flavors, who owns numerous trophies from various auto exhibitions to which he and the bright red Chevrolet have traveled over the years, added another to his collection Saturday (November 10) when he wrangled a first-place showing at the third annual…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Costumed characters again join AFD for toy drive
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Some customers who shopped at Atmore’s Walmart on Saturday, November 10, were somewhat taken aback by the cadre of costumed characters who stood alongside a group of Atmore firefighters outside the store’s doors. For others, it was just one of the first signs that Christmas is around the corner. For the third straight year, a group called CAUSEPLAY Gulf Coast, whose members donned attire…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
YLA ‘in full swing’
Special to Atmore News Youth Leadership Atmore is in full swing! They hosted breakfast for the local first responders and other emergency personnel in the area on October 24. They met with Atmore Police Department and Fire Department as well as Poarch Police Department and Fire Department. They learned about the day-to-day activities and listened to stories of them out in the field. Chaz McGhee, a YLA participant, stated that…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The following personnel recommendations by Escambia County Superintendent of Education John Knott were approved by the board of education Tuesday, October 30. Resignation 1. Sarah Hicks, 7-hour custodian, Escambia County Middle School, effective October 26, 2018 2. Eva Evans, elementary teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective October 31, 2018 Employment 1. Schemedia Johnson, 7-hour custodian, Escambia County Middle School, effective November 1, 2018 (replacing Sarah Hicks) 2.…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
D.A.R.E. program at ECMS
  Special to Atmore News Fifth-grade students at Escambia County Middle School completed their D.A.R.E. course, taught by Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Weaver. This program teaches students responsibility and how to assess most any given situation, explore various courses of action, then ultimately choose the most appropriate. Students learn a variety of ways to resolve situations constructively and how to make constructive choices. Cleo Bolar and Alexandria Brown won…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago