Month: March 2022

Sheldon Williams News Staff Report Escambia County High School senior Sheldon Williams, a 6-8 forward who helped lead the Blue Devils into their first-ever state title game, has been selected as a member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State first team.Williams averaged 22.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game this season.ECHS sophomore guard Connor McPherson earned honorable mention from the state’s sports writers.Class 4A First teamSheldon Williams,…

Davis Patty Helton Davis of Atmore was honored in Mobile earlier this month. Davis attended the Mobile Bay Real Producers Party (by invitation only) held at the Mobile Carnival Museum March 10. She had no idea she was being recognized for Top Sales for 2021 by Mobile Bay Real Producers. Davis is the Broker for PHD Realty. She has been in real estate 25 years.

Ana-Lois By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A concert by country music recording artist Ricky Crook will highlight a day of fundraising for a 2-year-old Perdido child who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.The fundraiser — for Ana-Lois Mercer, daughter of Chez and Megan Mercer — will take place this Saturday, March 26, on the farm of Steve and Mary Hicks, and will start at 11 a.m. Barbecue plates will be sold…

News Staff Report In years past, the Atmore VFW Auxiliary has held ceremonies to honor Vietnam veterans, however, due to the pandemic, those ceremonies have been suspended. At the Monday, March 14, Atmore City Council meeting, Auxiliary member Jenny Hutto said the organization hopes to continue the ceremony next year.Despite no public ceremony, the Auxiliary and Mayor Jim Staff encourage the public to observe a day and week set aside…

Broox Garrett Jr., left, accepts his father’s plaque from Everette Price News Staff Report The Alabama State Bar inducted five new members into the Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame Friday, March11. One of the five is the late Broox Gray Garrett Sr., the first lawyer in the history of Escambia County to be inducted.(The five members were selected as the 2019 inductees, but the induction ceremony was postponed until 2022,…