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Commission donates to ECHS band
On behalf of the Escambia County Commission District 5, commissioner Karean Reynolds recently donated $8,000 to the Escambia County High School Band. The funding will be used to support education through the purchase of new band instruments. Shown at the presentation are, from left, Jaquavious Bush, Trinity Riley, Brandon Bartley, band director Hayley Canterbury, and Karean Reynolds.
Fighting back against Biden’s radical environmentalist allies
Congressman Jerry Carl One of my favorite things about Alabama’s First Congressional District is the opportunities and resources we have because of the Gulf of Mexico. So many of us from around the state (and plenty of neighboring states) have all enjoyed recreating in Alabama’s waters, and we all benefit from the commercial activity at the Port of Mobile. The Port impacts hundreds of thousands of Alabama jobs every single…
Gordon’s Giving set for Thanksgiving Day
Nichols News Staff Report Gordon Nichols passed away November 29, 2019, in an automobile accident. He was only 28.However, his legacy lives on in an annual event his family started to show their gratitude to first responders who “were helping us before we even knew we needed it,” Gordon’s mother said.Gordon’s parents, Randy and Melissa Nichols, and his sister, Walton Nichols Thompson, will host “Gordon’s Giving” Thanksgiving Day in Boland…
FES, FHS present Veterans Day program
First-graders present a sign-language tribute By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Flomaton Elementary School and Flomaton High School held a combined Veterans Day program Thursday, November 9.FES Principal Courtney McBride began the program by talking about that day’s vocabulary word – gratitude. “We appreciate you with deep gratitude,” she told veterans in the audience.Presentation of the flag and Pledge of Allegiance were led byStudent Bear Brown presented the flag and led in…
This year’s Perdido Veterans Day Program biggest yet
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Report If Perdido Elementary & Middle School’s annual salute to veterans gets much bigger, school officials will need to petition the Baldwin County School Board for a new gym.Principal Phillip Stewart said there is a good reason that seating was at a premium, parking spaces almost as scarce, for this year’s Veterans Day observance.“We’ve grown, student-wise,” he said. “We’ve added at least 100 or more students…