Month: August 2019

Josh Frye

Coach’s lessons could be life-changers, live-savers for players
Over the course of the past week, I have taken the time to reflect on some ideas and views. In the sports world, there are many factors that go into the development of an athlete. Perhaps the most important factor is the athlete’s home life and relationship with family. Unfortunately, for many athletes, that part of the development and experience is obsolete. Many athletes are absent a father or mother…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Poarch’s Jerry Sanchez Jr. set for amateur golf tour’s national championship
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Poarch Creek Indians tribal member and Poarch native Jerry Sanchez Jr., 30, is set to begin his trip to the 2019 Golf Channel Amateur Tour National Championships, which will be held at the PGA National Resort and Spa in West Palm Beach, Fla. on September 17-20. Sanchez first began playing golf just over six years ago. “Golf has helped keep me on the straight and…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Escapee quickly recaptured
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer After more than a quarter-century of prison life, Jamie Vaughn finally got a taste of freedom last week. But it was just a little taste. Vaughn, who was almost 26 years into the 30-year sentence he received after a 1995 Blount County murder conviction, reportedly escaped from the state medium-security facility around 8:10 a.m. last Wednesday, July 31. By 9:10 a.m., he was back…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Through media attacks, border agents continue fight
The border agents, military and law enforcement personnel at our southern border are doing their best in difficult circumstances to combat both illegal immigration and attacks from Democrats and the national media. Today I’ll discuss the second half of my recent border visit. After inspecting several points of entry and other spots along the border, our delegation traveled to Fort Bliss outside of El Paso to the Joint Task Force…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
FBI stats: Atmore among state’s safest cities
News Staff Report Alabama has no shortage of exciting activities in which to participate. From memorials to a civil war and civil rights, boating along the Gulf Coast and in Lower Alabama’s river network, or visiting one of the state’s growing number of theme parks. Obviously, there’s an abundance of things to see and do in Alabama. And for those who want to feel most secure when traveling across the…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago