Don Fletcher

Blue Devils fall to Jackson
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Prior to the opening of the football season, first-year Escambia County High coach Vincent Harris made only one promise about his effort to rebuild the ECHS program. Harris promised that, win or lose, his team would not quit.The Blue Devils kept up their end of the bargain last Friday, September 30. Although the team fell to Class 4A, Region 1 foe Jackson by a 49-21…
Cougars claim 38-20 win over Hooper
EA’s Christian Crook (3) makes an interception. By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer After their win the previous week against Valiant Cross Academy, the Escambia Academy Cougars were ready to step back on Bachelor Field for their Homecoming game. This week, they faced the Hooper Academy Colts of Hope Hull, Alabama. The schools last played each other in 2019, when the Cougars won 35-14.Jacob Lee (#1), Christian Crook (#3), and Shawnton…
Gulf Winds Credit Union earns top rating from BauerFinancial
Special to Atmore News Gulf Winds Credit Union has once again earned a top (5-Star) rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation’s premier credit union and bank rating firm. Bauer rates every federally insured credit union with the same strict standards. It’s all about the numbers, and in the case of Gulf Winds Credit Union, the numbers show strength. To earn Bauer’s Top Rating (5-Stars) Gulf Winds Credit Union must excel…
Gulf Winds donates to Main Street façade fund
Shown from left with the facsimile check are Shinora Redmond, Sheilo Faircloth, Frank Giammaria, Shea Gilchrist, Ashley Jansky, Lee Ann Allen, Niki Bryan and Dale Ash. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Main Street Atmore’s Façade Incentive Program fund grew by $5,000 September 30, thanks to a sizable gift from a regional lending institution with a branch in Atmore.Officials and employees of Gulf Winds Credit Union presented Main Street Executive Director…
Rhodes receives scholarship
Escambia County native and Auburn University student John Rhodes received a $1,750 scholarship from the Alabama Farmers Federation Agriculture Foundation and the Escambia County Farmers Federation. Rhodes was recognized during the Alabama Farmers Federation scholarship reception Sept. 26 at Lazenby Farms in Auburn. Rhodes is a freshman studying biology and agricultural technology management. Shown at the presentation are, from left, Federation President Jimmy Parnell, John Rhodes, Escambia County Federation President…