Josh Frye

No lightning, thunder in ECHS preseason contest
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High’s Scott Mason received his first test last Friday, August 23, against T.R. Miller High in Brewton during a jamboree matchup in which the varsity team fell just short, 7-0. The Blue Devil varsity squad played three full quarters, and the junior varsity played the final quarter. During the varsity matchup, Mason — in his first year at the helm of the ECHS…
Bulldogs exorcise Demons with 65-22 rout
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter J.U. Blacksher’s football team, which came into its 2019 season opener with revenge on its mind, got what it wanted. The Bulldogs exorcised the demons that kept them out of the playoffs last year, mangling McIntosh High by a 65-22 margin last Friday, August 23. In last year’s season opener JUB came up short, dropping a 28-13 decision to the Demons. That loss plagued the…
AG combats illegal robocalls
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that 12 phone companies are adopting a set of principles to fight illegal robocalls, as a result of the work of a bipartisan public and private coalition of 51 attorneys general and the phone companies. This agreement to implement practices based on these principles is an important step forward to protect consumers, as well as to assist attorneys general in investigating and prosecuting…
Wives, widows hold meeting in Atmore
Area members of Ministers’ Wives and Widows met in Atmore Thursday, August 22. The ladies were honored to host Eartha Cross, National President of Ministers’ Wives and Widows of National Baptist Convention of America International. Shown are, from left, Nora Tucker, Mary Ann Roberts Davis, Eartha Cross, Centia Lee; back, Felicia Prince, Katie Grant, Annie Meeks.
We must stand with Israel
Israel means so much to our nation. The American people have no better friend. As the only democracy in the volatile Middle East, Israel is one of our greatest partners on the global stage. And Israel, particularly Jerusalem, holds a close personal significance to many Americans of different faiths. Israel is a very special place to my wife and me. Four years ago, Rebecca and I traveled together to the…