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Media points finger at state school board
By Larry Lee Anyone who didn’t see this coming has been living under a rock. Now that Mike Sentance has headed back to Massachusetts, at least two state newspapers have taken the state school board to task for what has gone on in the last 12-18 months. The Opelika-Auburn News and the Florence TimesDaily are asking that the governing body for K-12 education get its act together. The points they…
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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers As one of America’s most conservative states, we have a history of electing very conservative senators. Jeff Sessions proved to be one of the most archconservative members of the U.S. Senate during his 20-year tenure. Another archconservative that served 10 years in the Senate from 1968 to 1978 was the great Jim Allen. Jim Allen had an illustrious career in Alabama politics. He was born and raised…
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The Great Flood of ‘61
By Harvey H. (“Hardy”) Jackson In some parts of the state it has been a wet summer. Dry streams ran wet, creeks and rivers rose, lakes filled, and though dams were able to release water and control the level of the lakes they impounded, that water had to go somewhere, and that somewhere was downstream. All this reminded me of the words of “Uncle Bud” Ryland, a Coosa River fisherman…
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Perdido School goes gold for Carlin’s Courage
Students at Perdido Elementary / Middle School had the opportunity to dress out of uniform to help raise awareness for childhood cancer. Many of the children voluntarily gave a donation to help support this cause. More than $300 was donated. Pictured showing off their yellow are fifth-graders, from left, seated, Colton Wiggins, Alex Cooper, Conner Lanham, Josey Dean, Xander Payne, Brandon Smith, Blake Dorough, Heath Anderson, and Ethan Parker; standing, Haleigh…
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Grandparents Day at Perdido Elementary
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Grandparents of Perdido students in kindergarten through second grade were invited to have lunch with their special child on Wednesday, September 20. Not only did the grandparents have the enjoyable opportunity to eat lunch with their grandchild, they were also involved with selecting their favorite books at the fall fundraiser Book Fair in the library. Close to 200 grandparents ate with their grandchild…
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