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ECHS football team seeking donations
Special to Atmore News Escambia County High School’s football team kicked off its 2022 fundraiser, Snapraise, last week.First-year ECHS Head Coach Vincent Harris said the players and coaches have been working extremely hard this off-season, and “we need the community to help us continue to build these young men up.”The team is asking for donations to help purchase new uniforms and new helmets, pay travel expenses, and buy pre-game and…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Smith Dairy Road home destroyed by fire
The home was engulfed with flames when firefighters arrive. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Smith Dairy Road home was destroyed last Friday, July 1, when flames quickly swept through it as firefighters rushed to the rural site.Atmore Fire Department units were dispatched at 2:12 a.m. to the fire, roughly10 miles northwest of Atmore. They arrived to find a hot, “rolling” fire that was quickly consuming the house’s wood framing…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
WEU employees OK after truck hydroplanes, overturns
The WEU pickup rolled at least once before coming to a rest on its side. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two West Escambia Utilities employees escaped with only minor injuries last Thursday, June 30, after the company pickup in which they were traveling hit a puddle, ran off rain-slick U.S. 31 and overturned.The mishap occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., about a half-mile west of Atmore Country Club.WEU General…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Learning hands-on to inspire her students
Marcia Adams participates in the moon walking exercise By MELISSA DANIELSpecial to Atmore News Five action-packed 12-hour days provided Escambia County Middle School math teacher Marcia Adams an experience of a lifetime. Recently, she had the opportunity to attend Space Academy for Educators (aka Space Camp) with 70 other educators in Huntsville.She was able to be an astronaut and travel into space. She was able to be an engineer and…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
R.A.G. Time comes to SW Alabama
Special to Atmore News A new arts-centric group, The Railway Arts Guild (R.A.G.), has been formed and will be bringing several performance and entertainment opportunities to Escambia, Baldwin and Monroe counties in Alabama, and Escambia County, Florida. The four-county area in Southwest Alabama and Northwest Florida has proven to be fertile ground for quality performers and R.A.G. Time plans to provide opportunities for this talent to be developed and showcased.Central…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago