Year: 2020

Don Fletcher

Nicholas joining ECIDA
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer After six years with Coastal Gateway Economic Development Alliance, the last nine months as its interim director, Jess Nicholas is hanging out his own shingle. Nicholas worked on the deals that eventually brought Brown Precision to Atmore, Provalis to Brewton and many other industrial concerns to the five-county CGEDA service area. The Monroe County native said he had hoped to continue the work of…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
The ACS science fair
Forty-two students. Forty-two science projects. Here was everything you wanted to know about how fast different types of chocolate melt, to the benefits of having worms in your soil, to the germs on your bathroom surfaces (almost too much information there). The Atmore Christian School science fair was held Monday afternoon, February 17, with awards presented in middle grades and high school for first, second and third. The public was…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
No seniors; 3 returnees
Young Blue Devils shift focus to the diamond By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High’s Blue Devils are shifting their focus this week from the basketball court to the baseball diamond. With only three returning players and no seniors on the roster, ECHS’s younger players will be faced with challenge of gaining experience and outperforming rival schools. “We have a young roster this season,” said ECHS baseball coach Kasuan…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Area football signees ready for next level
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Note: An article that appeared in last week’s Atmore News initially included capsuled information on each of the nine area football scholarship signees but had to be cut for space. Nine area senior football players, including five from Escambia County High School, signed college athletic scholarships on February 5 during National College Signing Day. For ECHS the signing marked a milestone for the most players…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago