Atmore News

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Report If Perdido Elementary & Middle School’s annual salute to veterans gets much bigger, school officials will need to petition the Baldwin County School Board for a new gym.Principal Phillip Stewart said there is a good reason that seating was at a premium, parking spaces almost as scarce, for this year’s Veterans Day observance.“We’ve grown, student-wise,” he said. “We’ve added at least 100 or more students…

Each year, the Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary hosts breakfast for veterans. This year, they served 54 veterans. After the breakfast, Auxiliary members went to Atmore Nursing Center and presented seven veterans with shirts with their branch of service logo on the front and their last name on the back. Shown are Auxiliary members, from left, President Jackey Odom, Sandra Odom, Jenny Hutto, Arlene Delafosse, Myra Odom, and Ginger Stabler. Shown…

By PATRICK BYRDSpecial to Atmore News Escambia Academy held their Annual Veterans Day Program on Thursday, November 9, led by Mrs. Brittany Parker.Seniors Charlie Sasser and Timmy Doerr opened the program with a prayer before colors were presented by junior Logan Madden and freshman Jonas McElhaney; the pledge was led by Samuel and Marshall Gandy. Tahtianna Rodriguez presented the audience with “The Star-Spangled Banner.”Freshman Danny Doerr followed this with a…

Guest speakers Stephanie Buitron, Layton Knight Student Ariyana Young sings the National Anthem By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Escambia County High School Future Business Leaders of America put together the annual Veterans Day program Thursday, November 9.The program was student led, with Ariyana Young giving the invocation and singing the National Anthem. Iyriel Munlyn and Deangelo Richardson led the Pledge of Allegiance. Iyriel also presented the welcome.Na’Asia Reynolds, Stephen Williams, and…