FES to grow a garden

School receives a $2,500 grant from Alabama Power Co.

Flomaton Elementary School teacher Danielle Brown received a double surprise Wednesday morning when representatives from Alabama Power, Co., presented her with a check to kickoff her science class' pollinator garden at the school.

Brown had applied for $500 grant to begin the project. Beth Thomas and Tripp Ward with Alabama Power were on campus Wednesday to present her with a $2,500 check.

Escambia County School Superintendent Michele McClung, Operations Manager Shaun Goolsby and Autumn Brown joined in her classroom to present the check.

Thomas said the funds to Flomaton Elementary School c...