Atmore News

Officers installed
At the October 8 meeting of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Gamma Omega Chapter, Leslie Sellers was installed as president and Jessica White as secretary. They join Wendy Stafford, first vice president, on this year’s slate of officers. Conducting the installation were Immediate Past President Nancy Karrick and District VI Director Dawn Petit. Shown at the installation are, from left, Nancy Karrick, Leslie Sellers, Wendy Stafford, Jessica White and Dawn…
Williamson blanks Blue Devils
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Playoff hopes continue to fade for Escambia County after an 8-0 loss to Williamson on Monday, October 12 in Class 4A, Region 1 action. In a defensive battle, the Lions and Blue Devils duked it out the entire game until a late fourth-quarter interception by Williamson paved the way for Ryan Kidd’s 8-yard dash into the end zone with just over two minutes left to…
NHS wins over Walton
By LIBBY PUGH News Sports Writer Friday night lights, more like Thursday night lights for this week’s game. The Northview Chiefs traveled to Walton High School on Thursday. The Chiefs had one agenda in mind, Go, Fight, Win! The Chiefs ended the night with a profound 27 to 12 win against the Braves. The Chiefs wasted no time in this week’s game. Within the first minute of the game, the…
Cougars blank rival Generals; clinch 3rd straight region title
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Daughtry McGhee, Randall Bonds and Christian Crook combined to help Escambia Academy clinch its third straight AISA Class 2A, Region 2 championship last Thursday, October 8, with a 33-0 win against arch-rival Autauga Academy. EA became only the second team in AISA history to register a shutout of a Bobby Carr-coached team. The veteran coach’s only previous shutout loss was in 2006, when his Edgewood…
Business and school lockdowns don’t work
Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman The United States is such a big and diverse country with transparent sources of information and data that we are the world’s lab for various policy practices. Take the response to COVID-19. Some states closed down early and hard and stayed that way for a long time. Others were more judicious about their closure, closing later and with less severity, and came out more quickly. Those…