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RP students celebrate
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Rachel Patterson Elementary School went down in history last week when the school was selected one of 21 Alabama Bicentennial Schools of Excellence, based on the success of its Pandas for Pets partnership with the Atmore / PCI Animal Shelter. The presentation was made by Gov Kay Ivey Tuesday, September 3, in Montgomery with RP principal John Brantley, Escambia County Superintendent of Education John Knott,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Taste is next week
News Staff Report The 17th Annual Taste of the South is coming up. Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 19, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Heritage Park. The event, sponsored by the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce, gives everyone a chance to sample some great food. Every year, participants in Taste of the South compete for awards and braggin’ rights: * Best Taste of the South – Commercial *…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
It’s 96 for Legion Post 90
News Staff Report Members of Billy Glenn Rushing American Legion Post 90 are celebrating two milestones this week. The American Legion is 100 years old and Atmore’s Post 90 is 96 years old. You’re invited to celebrate with them this Thursday, September 12, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Legion, corner of Church and Main. Commander Ron Bradstreet of the American Legion Department of Alabama, a veteran of…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
It’s about sacrifice
Honoring first responders By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher For the 13th year, the congregations of Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Anna’s Episcopal Church hosted a Blue Mass to honor first responders who serve in Atmore, Poarch and the surrounding area. The service is also a time to remember those who perished September 11, 2001, in the attack on America. This year’s service was held Sunday, September 8, at Trinity. The…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Neal AP arrested
Charged with roughing up 5th-grader By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Sheriff Heath Jackson reported last week that W.S. Neal Middle School assistant principal Donald Eugene Hardyman Jr, 56, of Brewton, was taken into custody after a county grand jury voted to formally accuse him of a criminal act for allegedly roughing up a fifth-grade student at the Brewton school. According to Escambia County Detention Center records, Hardyman is charged…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago