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Rams knock off S. Baldwin, advance in PCC title chase
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Atmore Christian School continues the search for its first state championship after posting a 59-50 win over South Baldwin in the first round of the Panhandle Christian Conference playoffs last Thursday, February 4. Caeden Battles hit for 21 points to lead the Rams in scoring. Gage Gades added 13, Emmett Battles contributed 11, Reese White and Titus Dean added six each, and Dexter Smoker scored…
by Josh Frye access_time3 years ago
EA in state semifinals
Cougars knock off South Choctaw, Chambers; set sights on Edgewood By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Despite a slow start this season, Escambia Academy’s basketball team finds itself just one game away from a shot at the AISA Class AA state championship after defeating South Choctaw Academy, 70-35, on February 2 and Chambers Academy, 59-52, in Montgomery last Saturday, February 11. Red-hot shooting from the floor paved the way to the…
by Josh Frye access_time3 years ago
Democrats’ bad budget deal
Congressman Jerry Carl Last week, House Democrats passed a budget resolution that provides them with a framework to pass a budget without input from a single Republican, even though Republicans have repeatedly demonstrated that we are willing to come to the table and work together in a bipartisan fashion for the good of the American people. Congress has yet to hold even a single committee hearing on a budget, and…
by Submitted Article access_time3 years ago
Trash pickin’
Volunteers clean up Patterson St. roadside Eunice Johnson, in foreground, and Eric and Tori Lambert work to remove litter from the roadside. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer About a dozen volunteers spent Saturday morning, January 30, removing roughly a quarter-truck of trash from a one-block stretch of Patterson Street roadside. The volunteer group, which ranged from 3-year-old Merci Floyd to Atmore Mayor Jim Staff, were participating in the first…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Gehman featured in trade publication
Tristan Gehman News Staff Report Atmore’s Tristan Gehman was featured in an international technology publication recently. The article is “Siemon’s OptiFuse™ Splice-On Connectors Save Time and Ease Installation for Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians.” The article has to do with work done by G&H Systems of Atmore. Gehman is vice-president of the company founded by his dad, Jerry Gehman, who serves as president, and James Helton. When the Poarch…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago