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Former CACC coach Blevins to receive posthumous award
Blevins News Staff Report The Alabama Baseball Coaches Association (ALABCA) will pay tribute to one of its late members, former Coastal Alabama Community College (CACC) baseball coach Darrell “Dobie” Blevins, during the association’s upcoming awards banquet.Blevins, who died in August 2021, will be announced as winner of the 2023 ALABCA Distinguished Service Award during the group’s annual banquet and awards ceremony, to be held Friday, December 9, at the Wynfrey…
W.S. Neal football: From worst to (almost) first
Fountain By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News If you’re a fan of a high school football team that went 0-10, one would assume the next year would be a rebuilding season.One would be wrong.Because if your new football coach is Hugh Fountain, anything is possible. Including the playoffs.Fountain, who returned to his East Brewton alma mater this summer with 253 lifetime wins and a few AISA state championships in his…
Chiefs win in second round of playoffs
Chiefs’ Kaden Odom (4) runs for a touchdown. By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sports Writer Last Friday night, November 18, the Northview Chiefs defeated the Holmes County Blue Devils in the second round of the playoffs at home in Bratt. One step closer to the finish line, Northview will now advance to the Regional Championship, which will be hosted at their home again this Friday. The Chiefs’ record is currently 11-0, and…
GECA to present ‘Charlotte’s Web’
The cast of “Charlotte’s Web” News Staff Report The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will present “Charlotte’s Web” Thursday through Sunday, December 1 through 4. Evening shows begin at 7; the Sunday afternoon matinee is at 2 p.m.Tickets are $12 and will be available online at www.gecarts.com. In-person ticket sales will be available at Atmore News beginning Dec. 1. In-person sales are check or cash only; no phone reservations…