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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers With all the changes and uncertainty surrounding Alabama government in recent months, including political appointments, high level resignations, special elections, runoff elections and a host of new candidates tossing their names into the 2018 election circus, Alabamians might be relieved to know one thing remains steady and solid and many may never have heard of it – Alabama’s Silver Haired Legislature is one of Alabama’s crown jewels.…
Feeding the community
Coastal Alabama Warhawk Softball and Student Support Services are coming together to “Strike Out Hunger” in the local area. They want your help. From now through Thursday, November 9, bring your unexpired canned goods or non-perishable food to the Atmore or Brewton campus. All food will be donated to local food banks. Collection bins will be in the Administration Building on the Atmore campus and in the Student Center and…
Lady Chiefs weightlifting schedule
Coach Natalie Nall released this week the 2017-18 schedule for Northview High’s girls’ weightlifting team: Nov. 8, home, vs. Tate Nov. 15, home, vs. Jay Dec. 4, home, vs. Pensacola High Dec. 6, at Tate vs. Tate & West Fla. Dec. 13, at Jay vs. Jay Jan. 12, at Baker, District Meet Jan. TBD, Regional Meet Feb. 2, at Arnold High (Panama City Beach), State Meet
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes collection set
This month, several locations in the multi-county Alabama Tri-County Area Team will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child – joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 13 – 20, Atmore residents will transform empty shoeboxes into gifts of hope filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys. Operation…
Barnett joins Alpha Delta Pi at Troy
Carson Barnett of Atmore has joined Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Troy University during the fall 2017 semester at the Troy Campus. Carson, a 2017 graduate of Escambia Academy, is the daughter of Wayne Barnett and Denean Barnett. This year’s Sorority Recruitment, held by the TROY Panhellenic Council, welcomed nearly 300 women to Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta and Phi Mu sororities.