July 3, 2019 - Page 3 of 5

Josh Frye

McGhee signs with UWA

Coaches want former EA running back to play linebacker for Tigers By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The anticipation of learning where former Escambia Academy football standout Patrick McGhee will play college football is over. McGhee, who picked up 2,000 total yards and scored 38 touchdowns last season with the Cougars, recently put ink to paper and committed to play for the University of West Alabama. “I am extremely excited for…

Welcoming Father Sofie

News Staff Report A reception was held Sunday, June 30, to welcome Father Francis Sofie on his first Sunday at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church. Father Sofie hails from Tuscaloosa originally, and two of his sisters still live there. Another sister lives in Massachusetts. Their parents are deceased. They died within 20 minutes of each other on the feast of St. Joseph, Patron Saint of a Happy Death. Father Sofie…

Border battle reveals Democratic divisions

For months, Speaker Pelosi and my Democratic friends have denied a crisis on the border exists. Nothing to see here! But the American people, our border agents, video footage, and even the liberal media insisted otherwise and called for action. The public pressure was immense. Now, in a development as stunning as it is sudden, Democrats have dramatically shifted gears, speaking out against the housing of illegal immigrants in detention…

First Evening in White set

Special to Atmore News The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its inaugural Evening in White at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 24, at Rivercane Park, Highway 21, Atmore. This event, known and started in Paris as Diner en Blanc, is a picnic style event where attendees wear all-white attire, enjoy food, and spend time with friends. For this inaugural event, attendees will enjoy all these traditional aspects of other…

Failure to appear leads to more charges

News Staff Report An Atmore woman who failed to show up for a court appearance to answer several charges against her, found herself behind bars, facing another charge. Capt. Billy Blair of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reported last week that Whitney Long, 19, was arrested June 20 on a bench warrant after she failed to appear in court on charges of theft of property, giving false information to law…

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