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Lights on after school
Escambia County Middle School will team up with the National Lights On After School Program Thursday, October 26 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. You’re invited to come out and discover a little about what Project A-STEM is doing to provide a safe, educational alternative to being home alone after school. This will be an interactive evening for students and their families to celebrate A-STEM.
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Pioneer Day set in Grove Hill
To help celebrate the state’s bicentennial, the Clarke County Museum will host a bigger Pioneer Day with longer hours. The 18th annual event will be Saturday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum in Grove Hill. The free living history event features costumed re-enactors demonstrating early life in southwest Alabama. The Willie Overton Memorial Tractor & Engine show will be another featured event. More than 25 demonstrations…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Agriculture is still number one
By Congressman Bradley Byrne Last week, we received some really positive news about the growth of the manufacturing industry in our area. Airbus announced plans to add an additional assembly line at their facility in Mobile, and steelmaker SSAB revealed that they will be moving their national headquarters from Illinois to Mobile. Both of these announcements are a testament to our area’s booming manufacturing industry, and I am very proud…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers There have been quite a few political happenings in the Heart of Dixie during October. Birmingham has elected a new mayor. Thirty-six-year-old Randall Woodfin defeated two-term mayor William Bell. I never got to know Bell that well; however, the few times I visited with him he seemed to be an affable fellow. He surely looked like a mayor. His distinguished demeanor and exquisite diction and appearance gave…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Reviving a community tradition
To the editor: The Canoe Civic Club is pleased to announce it will host Canoe Community Homecoming on November 18, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. This will be a family friendly, community event that will hopefully become an annual tradition. In the past the Canoe Civic Club has hosted community homecomings that consisted of lots of food and fellowship. Unfortunately, many of the participants of the old homecoming events…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago