Month: September 2019

Ezra Grant has begun his second year at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Grant graduated Catholic High School of Baton Rouge in 2017. Several months later, he reported to the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS), a year-long prep program for the Military Academy. While at USMAPS, Grant studied basic subjects and was a member of the soccer team and Sandhurst Military Skills Team. In 2018,…

Personnel with Alabama Power Company presented a donation to the Atmore United Fund Drive last week. Shown at the presentation Friday, September 6, are, from left, Pat Danley and Autumn Brown with APCO; Ricky Martin, Atmore APCO manager; Andrew Garner, UF drive chairman; Michael Kircharr, UF board member.

Hooper Matthews III was honored during the Escambia Academy football game Friday night, Sept. 6. He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the EA Board. Matthews and his sisters Dale Ash and Cindy Colville graduated from the Academy and have supported the school through the years. Shown at the presentation are, from left, EA Board President Ronnie Cloud, Hooper and Diann Matthews, and Sharon Smith, EA board member.

The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce and Brewton Career Center held a job fair Thursday, September 5, in Atmore. Thirty employers were on hand to talk with potential employees. More than 300 jobseekers registered. Shown, Chamber executive director Emily Wilson, right, gets two attendees registered.