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Readers Make Leaders at ECMS
Escambia County Middle School Principal Forrest Jones, back left, Pastor Catadro North, back right, of Empowerment Tabernacle Church, and Escambia County Board of Education member Loumeek White, to Pastor North’s right, recently presented books to all fourth- and fifth-grade students, promoting the Readers Make Leaders program. The ECMS Reading Team recently visited Rachel Patterson Elementary School and Huxford Elementary School to share the love of reading and read to the…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Obituaries, week of January 4, 2023
Frank Hale Hale Mr. Frank Hale, of Bay Minette, Ala., of Bay Minette, Ala., passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 at his residence. Grave Side services will be held Friday, December 30, 2022 at Mutual Aid Cemetery, Bay Minette, Ala. Christian Memorial Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. Willie Kent Mr. Willie Kent, of Brewton, Ala., passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 at West Cate Village, Brewton, Ala. Funeral…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Obituaries, week of December 28, 2022
Alison Kearley Benton Alison Kearley Benton, age 46, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, Ga. after a brief illness. She was born in Marietta. She lived in the North Atlanta area the majority of her life. She was a devoted mother and very proud of her two boys. Filled with joy, laughter and a witty disposition, she wanted to help people in all walks of…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Big chill!
Record, near-record lows expected across area through Christmas By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer People often joke about Alabama’s rapidly changing weather patterns and its relatively short period of winter weather. What’s headed our way later this week is anything but a joke.An arctic cold front that is expected to move across Atmore and the surrounding area Thursday night will bring subfreezing temperatures that will challenge the National Weather Service’s records…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
School officials, aide credited with saving life
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer What do Escambia County Middle School Principal Forrest Jones, ECMS Instructional Aide Shamika Barnes and W.S. Neal Middle School Assistant Principal Robert Whitfield have in common, other than each is employed by the Escambia County Public School System?Quick thinking, along with proper training, recently elevated the three to heroes when a fan at a pre-Thanksgiving basketball tournament suffered a medical emergency inside the ECMS gym.Superintendent…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago