Day: June 19, 2019

Atmore News

Ruzic completes Advanced Economic Development Program
Special to Atmore News Will Ruzic, executive director of Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance, recently completed the Advanced Economic Development Leadership (AEDL) program held in Kansas City, Mo. AEDL is a two-week executive education course developed by four partner universities (The University of Alabama, Clemson University, Texas Christian University and the University of Southern Mississippi). At graduation ceremonies in Kansas City, graduates were awarded the Economic Development Master Practitioner…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Football season, when dreams are paved into reality
As the summer sun heats up, so do the preparations for the upcoming 2019 football season. Local high school students can be found lifting the heavy iron and running drills in preparation for the opening of August practices, but they are not alone. College and NFL teams around the country are making final preparations also in anticipation of the start of football season. Football is more than a game in…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Innerfit Martial Arts group to compete at National Games
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer East Brewton-based Innerfit Martial Arts is now set to compete in the National Games. IMA teaches martial arts to residents of the local area, including Atmore. “We have around five-to-six Atmore residents who commute each week to participate in classes,” owner and instructor Rachel White said. “Students are able to have the opportunity to compete at state and national levels.” After opening in the…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Poarch players rub elbows with pros at Blue Wahoos clinic
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Poarch baseball players of all ages had the chance to not just rub shoulders with some professional baseball players, but to also learn from them during the Pensacola Blue Wahoos Baseball Clinic held in Poarch on Saturday, June 15. Young players were all smiles as five Blue Wahoos players treated them to a day with the pros. Players were able to run the bases…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Border crisis needs lawful fix, not amnesty
Decades of bad immigration policies have undermined our laws and led to the worst conditions at our border we’ve ever seen. U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended a staggering 56,278 unaccompanied minors this fiscal year. The Department of Health & Human Services, tasked with housing the largest number of children in its history, had 13,200 minors in custody this month, and they warn they will soon run out of funding…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago