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New jerseys
When Escambia County High School (ECHS) Head Coach and Athletic Director Vincent Harris went looking for a way to replace the poor-quality jerseys his players wore last year, he quickly found one in Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council. The organization awarded one of its largest grants — $15,000 — to ECHS to help pay for a new set of blue jerseys and a new set of white jerseys.…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
What’s new in the district
Collier Mills By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher There’s always something new going on in the public school system. Sometimes changes affect a few schools in one area of the county – sometimes it’s county-wide.This year, three schools in the Atmore area are affected with shifts in students and/or grades.Pre-K and fourth gradeIt isn’t like Escambia County Middle School is sending some students away. They’re just not coming to ECMS this school…
by Sherry Digmon access_time3 years ago
Obituaries week of July 26, 2023
Patricia A. Ward Ms. Patricia A. Ward, age 81, of Century, Fla. passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023. She was born in Bluff Springs, Fla. She was a member of Beulah Chapel Assembly of God Church and was the Dietary Manager at Jay Hospital. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ollie “Tiny” Matheny. Ms. Ward is survived by her siblings, Carl Matheny, Norma Dorriety and Peggy Little, all…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
House fire
Resident escapes unharmed A firefighter prepares to enter the home for a final check around 6:30 a.m. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A local woman escaped without injury while city firefighters spent more than two hours fighting a predawn fire that destroyed the woman’s Peachtree Street home Monday morning, July 17.Atmore Fire Department reports show the first wave of city firefighters was dispatched at 4:52 a.m. They arrived five minutes…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Sales tax holiday this weekend
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Stores in Atmore and each of the surrounding taxing entities (with the possible exception of one) will apparently take part in Alabama’s 18th annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which will be observed across the state starting at 12:01 a.m. this Friday, July 21, and continuing through midnight Sunday, July 23.According to the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADR) website, officials in Atmore, Brewton, East Brewton and…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago