Fish fry exceeds expectations
American Legion Post 90, with the aid of the Auxiliary, held a fish fry Saturday, March 4. The response was overwhelming. Shown are some of the folks who made the day successful.
The nature of a coaching job
It’s the nature of the job. If you’re the coach and your team doesn’t win, you’re gone. True at all levels – all the way to the pros. Former Head Coach Royce Young recently got caught in this situation. With a 4-26 record at Escambia County High School in three years, he expected he would not be back next year. And sure enough, when Principal Dennis Fuqua told him he…
Plethora of pancakes
There may have been a record number of folks who came out for Trinity Episcopal Church’s Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, February 28. Good food – plenty of pancakes and sausage – and good fellowship made for a great evening. Shown are, from left, cooks Floyd Adams and Carl Madison, and Bob Coleman. All are part of the Men of Trinity which hosts the supper each year.
The guy in the wall
Herb McConnell and his boss had knocked a small hole in the wall when the boss spotted something. He said he thought that was a leg in there. And it was. Herb continued knocking out pieces of the wall. Then he pointed a light down in the hole and spotted the torso and some other body parts. The men had discovered a mannequin enclosed in a wall in the Escambia…
Library Partners drive under way
The annual Library Partners (formerly Friends of the Library) membership drive kicks off this month. Watch for your letter in the mail to join LP or renew your membership. In 2016, your contribution greatly helped the Atmore Public Library by providing activity stations and shelving for the children’s department, reading material for the adult / youth department and programming and reading material for senior citizens and the summer reading program.…