Year: 2021

Josh Frye

Cougars capture sixth track title; tie for most of all time
By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter For the sixth straight time, Escambia Academy’s boys track and field team captured the AISA overall state championship title during the 2021 AISA State Championships held in Gulf Shores, Ala. at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium Friday, April 16. According to EA coach Mike Sims, the top place is just not only the sixth consecutive win by the EA boys track team, but also ties for the…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Democrats’ court packing plan is bad for Americans
Congressman Jerry Carl Democrats have been struggling to force their radical agenda through Congress, so now they are trying to pack the Supreme Court by adding 4 additional justices. House Democrats, led by Jerry Nadler, unveiled the Judiciary Act of 2021 last week, which would ultimately expand the Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices.After the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett last year, President Trump had effectively managed to…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
Fire causes moderate damage
Special to Atmore News City firefighters spent less than 40 minutes battling a Sunday afternoon (April 18) kitchen fire that caused moderate damage to a Tumbling Lane residence.Atmore Fire Department reports show that units were dispatched at 3:17 p.m. to the rural site, which is in the Canoe community. Firemen arrived six minutes later and were able to bring the small blaze under control by 4 p.m.AFD personnel contained the…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
No early release for long-time inmates
Thomason Swint By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two state inmates, including one who was convicted of killing an Escambia County man in 2005, were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles.Darryl Swint, who is in his 27th year of state confinement, and Ian Lamar Thomason, who has been behind bars for almost 12 years, were turned down in their respective bids for early release.Swint,…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Gaming bill passes Senate, but voter consideration still long way off
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer State Senator Greg Albritton, who helped put together the comprehensive statewide gaming bill that recently passed the Alabama Senate, said this week there were two solid reasons he pushed for passage of the legislation.“First off, if it gets to the people, I think it will be voted in overwhelmingly,” Albritton, who resides in Atmore, said prior to the Monday (April 19) meeting of the county’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago