Month: November 2017

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YLA learns about resumes and interviews
By OLIVIA SIMMONS Special to Atmore News On November 8, 2017, Youth Leadership Atmore (YLA) held their second session at United Bank. We met at the bank at 8 a.m. and had a light breakfast before getting down to business. This session was intended to show us how to make resumes appealing and how to represent ourselves well during an interview. A few days prior to this session, we submitted resumes for…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Coming together in Thanksgiving
Different denominations. Different races. Side by side in the pews. Sharing the pulpit. Someone said it was surely a slight glimpse of the Kingdom to come. The Community Thanksgiving Service was held Sunday evening, November 19, at First Baptist Church. The annual service brings together various congregations as several ministers participate. The Rev. Arnold Hendrix, First Baptist Church, opened with welcome and prayer, followed by special music, Soli Deo Gloria,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Ball-handling skills major factor for scrappy ECMS girls squad
Kristan Wasdin didn’t hesitate when asked the keys to the 6-0 start posted by her Escambia County Middle School Lady Eagles this season. “We’re faster than most of the other schools, and we have great ball-handlers,” the first-year ECMS coach said prior to the team’s seventh win, a 27-24 decision over Marshall Middle School on November 16. “Also, our defense has been able to shut down the teams we’ve played…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Thanksgiving bounty
Each year, members of the Escambia County (Ala.) Area Pastors’ and Ministers’ Wives Association take care of folks who may not have as much as some others. Last Friday, some of the association’s members came together to prepare food baskets – one with a ham, one with a turkey – for two families. The baskets also included several personal items. Shown are, from left, seated, Lillie Rogers, Yvonne Grissett-Archie; standing,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Natural talent, press defense create lopsided victories for ECMS boys
Coach Layton Knight is a happy man these days. In fact, the play of Knight’s Escambia County Middle School boys basketball team has allowed him to enter each successive contest in a relaxed mood. “There’s no story out here; this is probably the worst team I’ve ever had,” Knight said, breaking into a smile just a few minutes before his team registered its seventh straight lopsided win. “Actually, I saw…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago