Josh Frye

Upset in Evergreen!
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High left Hillcrest-Evergreen’s fifth-ranked Jaguars thunderstruck last Friday, September 13, defeating Hillcrest 19-15 in a wild, emotion-filled contest. The win gives ECHS a 3-0 record for the first time since 2007, when the Blue Devils went 7-3 before falling in the first round of state playoffs. Quarterback Jacob Hammac led the Blue Devils offense, completing 16 of 30 pass attempts for 196 yards…
The Monroeville Literary Festival: A new vision
Special to Atmore News Coastal Alabama Community College is pleased to announce the Monroeville Literary Festival, March 5-7, 2020. The Monroeville Literary Festival will be a celebration of writing in Monroeville, the Literary Capital of Alabama. Since 1998, Coastal Alabama Community College has been the home of the Alabama Center for Literary Arts, which hosted the Alabama Writers Symposium for 22 years. In 2020, the Symposium will be reimagined as…
Rural Alabama is worth fighting for
Our rural communities truly are the backbone of our nation. They clothe us and feed us, and they manufacture many of the goods we use every day. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly 60 million Americans live in rural communities. For too long, these 60 million Americans have been fighting global forces alone. Thankfully, we now have a fighter in the White House for rural America. Not only…
CACC president named
Special to Atmore News MONTGOMERY – At the Alabama Community College System board of trustees meeting on Wednesday [September 11], Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker announced the selection of Dr. Craig Pouncey as president of Coastal Alabama Community College. Pouncey’s appointment was unanimously approved by the board of trustees. A career educator and administrator, Pouncey has more than 38 years of classroom and leadership experience in Alabama at the state and…
American Legion celebration
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Billy Glenn Rushing American Legion Post 90 held a two-fold ceremony Thursday, September 12. Members and guests recognized the National Legion for 100 years and the Atmore Legion Post for 96 years. Post 90 Commander Billy Elder introduced distinguished guests – Ala. Rep. Alan Baker, Mayor Jim Staff, Ala. Department Commander Ron Bradstreet, Legion Auxiliary President Trish Montgomery, and District 34 Commander Larry Meeks. The…