Day: August 24, 2022

Don Fletcher

NHS plays in kickoff classic
By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Staff Writer The Northview High School Chiefs started off another great season in the Kickoff Classic last Friday night in Baker.The Ernest Ward Eagles played the first half, and the Chiefs’ junior varsity played the third quarter with varsity following in the fourth. Many fans for all of the competing teams showed up to support their community. There truly is nothing like football season in the South!Starting…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Fourth-quarter comeback
Blue Devils score three TDs in final period to claim win over Cottage Hill Lebron Hooks, at left, takes an interception all the way as teammate James Whatley points the way. Click to view more photos By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Lorenzo Arnold hauled in an 8-yard pass from Dakota DeSpain with 14.5 seconds to play in regulation to complete a fourth-quarter comeback and lift Escambia County High to a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Scholarships available in Legion oratorical contest
News Staff Report The American Legion Oratorical Contest (a constitutional speech contest) provides an excellent opportunity for young people to earn college scholarships.American Legion Post 90 in Atmore has hosted the 3rd Division Oratorical Contest for the past several years, but Legion members are disappointed that no contestants from area schools have participated.The following is from the American Legion website: “Young orators earn some of the most generous college scholarships…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
ECRC receives 1923 Ford Model T donation
William Lovelace III, left, and ECRC automotive instructor Thomas Fischer Special to Atmore News The Model T created by Henry Ford in the early 1900s is well known for its mass production, reliability, and the freedom it provided to its drivers.Escambia Career Readiness Center (ECRC) can now participate in the history of the Model T, thanks to William Lovelace III donating his beloved Model T to the ECRC Automotive Program.This…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago