Year: 2020

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy’s football team, riding the wave of a 10-1 record and lop-sided wins in its first two playoff games, is set to make its fifth straight AISA state championship appearance this Friday, November 20. The Cougars are set to meet 11-1 Chambers Academy, also a perennial championship contender, at 3:30 p.m., in Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl for the Class 2A title. “We are excited to…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A collaborative project between Atmore’s Billy Glenn Rushing American Legion Post 90, Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Atmore should by the end of this week be welcoming visitors to the city while also welcoming home local veterans returning from deployments. A large mural that will be painted on the south wall of Legion headquarters, overlooking the post’s monument park, will feature…

Should be available in Alabama mid-December Special to Atmore News According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, as soon as mid-December, healthcare providers and the chronically ill in Alabama could begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine. U.S. Army Gen. Gustave Perna, Chief Operating Officer of Operation Warp Speed, recently spoke with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris about the rapid progress that will make it possible for an initial supply of…