Year: 2021

Atmore News

CIEDA, PCI join $209 million project at Walt Disney World®
Special to Atmore News Creek Indian Enterprises Development Authority (CIEDA), the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ economic development arm, announces the opening of Flamingo Crossings in Orlando, Florida. Through CIEDA, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians entered into a Limited Partnership called the “Doradus Fund” with six other Indian Tribes to provide equity for developing a collection of hotel development projects throughout the Southeast. The Doradus Fund, a multi-tribe off-reservation…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Nichols, Crenshaw lead fledgling ECHS wrestling program
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High School and Escambia County Middle School combined to reach a milestone this year when a new sport made its entry into the history of both schools. Wrestling has not been a sport that many, if anyone, has associated with ECHS and ECMS, but this year that changed. Even with COVID-19 locking up many sports and changing the everyday way of life, ECHS…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
ACS championship hopes slip away in PCC Final Four
After fouling out early against East Hill, ACS’s Caeden Battles (13) on the role as a coach from the bench. By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Atmore Christian School fell just short of a Panhandle Christian Conference championship during the PCC Final Four Tournament Saturday, February 20, in Pensacola, Fla., but still established a school benchmark by finishing fourth out of the conference’s 13 schools. “I am extremely proud of what…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Clock runs out for Cinderella Cougars; EA falls short in AISA AA title contest
EA’s Daughtry McGhee and Landon Sims were named to the AISA Class AA Final Four All-Tournament team. By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Despite a slow start this season due to a shortage of players and the COVID-19 pandemic, Escambia Academy’s basketball team was able to beat the odds and advance into the AISA Class AA state finals. The Cougars, guided by first-year head coach Willie White, fell just short of…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Prison Ministry Program set
The Fraser Family News Staff Report We Care Program’s Prison Ministry Program will be held next Sunday. The evening will feature music by The Fraser Family, testimony by a former inmate, and a ministry update by We Care President Don Metzler. The program is set for Sunday, February 28, 6:30 p.m., Grace Fellowship, 1412 E. Nashville Avenue, Atmore. An offering will be received to benefit We Care Program. For more…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago