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Change of command for LTC Jackson
Having served his country 21 years, Lieutenant Colonel Gerry L. Jackson, 352nd Sustainment Support Battalion, relinquished his command in a Change of Command Ceremony March 18, in Macon, Georgia. LTC Jackson was born in Atmore and graduated from Escambia County High School in 1988. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from Alabama A&M University in 1993. In 1998, he received his Masters of Forestry Degree in Forest…
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VFW Auxiliary announces Patriotic Art Poster Contest
Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary to Post 7016 announces the kick-off of the VFW Auxiliary’s Summer Patriotic Art Poster Contest. Children ages 4-15 have the opportunity to compete for prize money in four age categories: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15. The winner in each age group will receive $25. This poster contest is a local follow-up to the National VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Scholarship Contest for students in…
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Ruzic named Coastal Gateway EDA Executive Director
Will Ruzic has been named executive director of Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance, the five-county, nonprofit economic development organization representing Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties. Ruzic becomes the fourth executive director in the organization’s history. He succeeds Dr. John A. Johnson, who retired from full-time service to the alliance. Johnson had served as executive director of the organization for the past three years. Ruzic, who has served…
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Working for the American people
By Congressman Bradley Byrne Last week in Washington, all eyes were on the Senate Intelligence Committee where former FBI Director James Comey was sent to testify. The hearing was a media circus. News outlets used countdown clocks in the lead up to the “big moment.” Of course it is important to get to the bottom of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. That is why committees in Congress and a…
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