Atmore News

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce 79th Gala was held Saturday, January 25. As always, individuals and businesses are honored for outstanding service to the community. Those receiving awards this year are shown, from left, Kenny Smith, Lifetime Achievement;Wind Creek Hospitality, Business of the Year, accepted by Terri Breckenridge; Tot Shop, Lifetime Business, owner Carl Anderson; Terrence Breckenridge, Citizen of the Year.

Browder News Staff Report The Annual Rosa Parks Prayer Breakfast is set for Saturday, February 1, 9 a.m., at Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. The event is always held at no charge and is open to the public (16 and older).This year’s speaker is the Rev. Jamal E. Browder, Sr., a native of Boston, Mass.In 1994, Rev. Browder confessed Christ and was baptized at the tender age of 10…

Snow continued to fall as Tom Byrne Park lay under a blanket of snow. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Most people in and around Atmore shared the sentiments expressed by Fire Chief Ronald Peebles in the wake of last week’s history-making winter storm.“This is the most snow I’ve ever seen,” Peebles said of the winter weather phenomenon that dumped a record amount of winter precipitation on the community and across…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education, sitting one member short, approved more than $1.3 million in spending during the board’s Monday, January 27 meeting.  More than $1 million of that was for building and renovation projects, and most of that was for projects at Atmore-area schools. Escambia County High School (ECHS) was the biggest recipient of the spending package, although the financial commitment to…