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Memorial Day
By JOSEPH WALKER VFW Post 7016 Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It is a day of commemoration for those who have fallen in action while serving in our nation’s military service. There are many stories that tell of its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns claiming to be its birthplace. Evidence exists that women’s groups in the South were decorating graves of soldiers killed in…
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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Well, folks, the field is set for the sprint to fill the open U.S. Senate seat of Jeff Sessions. The primary is less than three months away on August 15. There will probably be a run-off on September 26 and the winner of that GOP run-off will be our Junior Senator from Alabama. In the Heart of Dixie, winning the Republican nomination is tantamount to election. The…
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Memorial Day
By Harvey H. (“Hardy”) Jackson On Memorial Day I think of Max Gillis. I never met him. All I have is the picture in an old copy of Clarkala, the yearbook published by Clarke County High School. There he is. Forever young, handsome, dark wavy hair, looking out at the world of 1931 with all the confidence of an about-to-graduate senior. Under his name they listed his accomplishments. “President of…
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Wagons ho!
Ms. Michael Findley’s second grade class at Escambia Academy studied about the early days of our country. One of their projects was to construct a covered wagon. Shown above, girls display their covered wagons, from left, Kate Davis, Macie McGhee, Bradleigh Stinson, Ivey Donaldson, Annberly Dunn and Hallie Emmons. Below, from left, the boys show their projects, AJ Hollinger, Asher Covington, Grant Sasser, Will Strawbridge, Chap Thompson, Warner Maxwell and…
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FNB&T donates to high schools
Each year, the First National Bank & Trust Points Club donates money to area high schools based on scoring by that year’s football team. This year, the bank donated a total of $7,400 to Escambia Academy, Escambia County High School, Excel High School, J.F. Shields High School, J.U. Blacksher High School, Monroe Academy, Monroe County High School, Northview High School. Shown are bank personnel, from left, Jason Boothe, Vice President…
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