Day: August 7, 2019

Atmore News

Precious puppy alert!
Adorable Rolo is a 4-month-old female cur mix. She is good with kids and other animals and she loves playing outside. If you are looking for an awesome friend to play with in the yard, Rolo is your girl! She is up to date on vaccinations and available for adoption with a $100 adoption fee, which includes spay. Please make plans to come meet Rolo Monday through Friday from 7:30…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
61 new correctional officers graduate
News Staff Report Alabama Department of Corrections increased its security workforce last Friday, August 2, by graduating 61 officers from the ADOC Basic Correctional Officer Training Course. The officers participated in an intensive six-week training program and received ADOC-certification in a graduation ceremony held at the Alabama Corrections Academy in Selma. The new officers — including Basic Correctional Officer Karlvin Grace, who has been assigned to Fountain Correctional Facility, and…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
NASA Tournament
PCI’s LA Legends team takes first in seniors competition By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The 2019 Native American Softball Association (NASA) Tournament is in the books. Twenty-one teams from the Poarch Creek Indians competed in the tournament which was held last weekend on the Seminole Reservation located in Dania Beach, Fla. “We had a great showing for the tournament,” PCI Sports Coordinator Jake McGhee said. “We were able to bring…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Coach’s lessons could be life-changers, live-savers for players
Over the course of the past week, I have taken the time to reflect on some ideas and views. In the sports world, there are many factors that go into the development of an athlete. Perhaps the most important factor is the athlete’s home life and relationship with family. Unfortunately, for many athletes, that part of the development and experience is obsolete. Many athletes are absent a father or mother…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Poarch’s Jerry Sanchez Jr. set for amateur golf tour’s national championship
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Poarch Creek Indians tribal member and Poarch native Jerry Sanchez Jr., 30, is set to begin his trip to the 2019 Golf Channel Amateur Tour National Championships, which will be held at the PGA National Resort and Spa in West Palm Beach, Fla. on September 17-20. Sanchez first began playing golf just over six years ago. “Golf has helped keep me on the straight and…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago