Year: 2017

Atmore News

EA headed to Montgomery
Escambia Academy’s Gary Campbell (12) shoots over a defender as teammate Fred Flavors (10) moves into position for a possible rebound during AISA 2A Region 2 basketball tournament action. The Cougars finished third in the region tournament and will play Wednesday (February 1) in the AISA Basketball Elite 8 at the Montgomery Multiplex. The EA boys will take on number-two seed Autauga Academy at 7:30 p.m. News photo by Ditto…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Instructions from an Olympian
Retired Olympian Gabor Mate demonstrates to track and field athletes from Escambia Academy, Escambia County High School and J.U. Blacksher High how to properly hurl a discus during the Lions Club of Atmore-sponsored Olympic Throws Clinic conducted at EA last Thursday (January 26). Mate competed for Hungary in the discus toss during three Olympics competitions, 2000 in Sydney, Australia; 2004 in Athens, Greece; and 2008 in Beijing, China. News photo…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
‘Bigs’ accompany ‘Littles’ on special trip
Eighteen A.C. Moore Elementary School students who participate in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program got a special treat last Friday (January 27) when they traveled to Mobile. They met and interacted with college football players from across the country who took part in Saturday’s Reese’s Senior Bowl. The group of Little Brothers and Little Sisters, accompanied by 10 “Bigs,” A.C. Moore Librarian Kellie Steele and ACM Nurse Sarah Smith,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Grant will allow choir members to dress in style
  Thanks to donations and a recent commitment by two local banks, Escambia County High School’s choir will be a part of Festival at Carnegie Hall in April. Thanks to Alabama Power Foundation, the local students will be some of the best-dressed singers there. Beth Thomas, External Affairs Manager for Alabama Power Company in Mobile, and Ricky Martin, Manager of Alabama Power’s Atmore office, made sure of that on Monday…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
God’s House – Resurrected
The painting in the narthex says it all. Christ. The resurrection. The painting and the original brick wall behind the pulpit area connect First United Methodist Church to its past and to a new beginning. When the congregation left the FUMC sanctuary January 10, 2016, little did they know it would be more than a year before they came back in. That Sunday, the congregation processed out at the end…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago