Month: May 2017

Submitted Article

A plea to the school board
[Following is a presentation by A.C. Moore teacher Anna Tingle to the Escambia County Board of Education, April 27.] First I want to thank the Superintendent for accepting our request for me to come and speak this afternoon. I am here to speak on behalf of the entire faculty and staff of A.C. Moore Elementary School. After the community meeting [April 6], our faculty and staff had opportunities to discuss…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
The first 100 days
By Congressman Bradley Byrne We are now over 100 days into the Trump Presidency and this era of unified Republican government. Despite what some in the mainstream media may say, a lot has been accomplished. In fact, more bills have been signed into law by President Trump in his First 100 Days than any President since Harry Truman. Many of these bills have focused on rolling back costly and unnecessary…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Well, folks, let’s put the final coup de grace to the Robert Bentley six-year Governor’s reign and move on. Ole Bentley was quite a story his last two years. He had become the ringleader of a circus and an infamous national cartoon character. The salacious and lurid details of his affair with Mrs. Rebekah Mason were a never ending, titillating saga. The story, along with his picture,…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Dropping a line
Traffic slowed to a crawl on Howard Street for not quite an hour and Internet and phone service in the area was interrupted for about two hours Monday afternoon (May 1) after a tractor-trailer rig snagged a power line and toppled a rotted power pole. The pole fell between the truck’s cab and trailer, and the electrical wire became entangled in the cab’s undercarriage. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
OWA presentation
Patty Castleberry, left, talks with Kristin Hellmich, marketing director for the $500 million OWA tourism complex and amusement park that is nearing completion in Foley. Hellmich addressed the Atmore Rotary Club Tuesday, May 2. She announced that the opening of the complex, which will also include two hotels, 1950s- and 1960s-era restaurants and shops, a lake that includes a 1-1/2 acre island, and more, has been pushed back to mid-July…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago