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Houck seeks council seat
Houck Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate. Today I am announcing my intention to become the next City Council member representing the citizens of District 4. I was born in Atmore, grew up around the country and the world. My father was career Army. My family roots run deep in the Atmore/Bratt area, back several generations. I graduated from ECHS in 1969, voted “Most School Spirit” that…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at the online board meeting Thursday, May 14. Resignation James Rogers, assistant band director, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective May 22, 2020Molly Barnett, special education teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective May 22, 2020 RetirementVickie Stamper, instructional teacher aide, Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective June 1, 2020Jean Searcy, bus driver, Atmore…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Lassiter seeks council seat
Lassiter Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate. Shawn Lassiter announced his candidacy for the District 4 seat of the Atmore City Council on Monday. I am the son of the late Billy and Faye Lassiter, and have lived in Atmore for 49 years. Thirty of those years has been in District 4. I have been married to Hope for 24 years, and we have two children, Natalie…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
Back in business
Shops, stores reopen doors By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As the COVID-19 pandemic curve continued this week to flatten and even head downward, a semblance of normalcy has begun to return as Atmore’s economic community struggles to reassert itself. Emily Wilson, executive director for Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce, said the city’s shops and stores, especially those in the downtown area, have begun to show signs of life again,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Graduation changes
News Staff Report As guidelines and restrictions have changed, so have plans for the Class of 2020 graduation. Last week, principals of the county’s three public high schools had a plan in place, but that was changed when the Escambia County Board of Education met Thursday, May 14. The new plan, which follows the parameters of Gov. Kay Ivey’s Stay-at-Home Order and is based on guidance from the Alabama State…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago