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ECMS boys: Dominance with a capital ‘D’

The 2017 basketball season for Escambia County Middle School’s boys can be summed up in one word: Dominance. The Eagles breezed through their 13-game regular-season schedule without breaking a hard sweat, then added another lopsided victory in a post-season tournament to wind up at 14-0, the best mark in school history. Their average winning margin was 40-plus points. “I really expected this,” said Coach Layton Knight, in his second year…

ECMS girls just missed matching boys’ perfect season

Although the Escambia County Middle School girls basketball team’s only setback during the 2017 season caused a mild degree of disappointment for first-year coach Kristan Wasdin, the overall performance of her scrappy team more than compensated for the loss. The Lady Eagles, who went 1-12 last year, reversed their fortunes and ran — sometimes wildly — past their opponents to wind up with a 12-1 mark that makes them one…

Loved ones who went home in 2017

January James Donald “J.D.” Hanks April 20, 1929 – January 2, 2017 Evelyn McKinley Pipkin November 14, 1936 – January 4, 2017 Opal J. Caraway December 5, 1942 – January 5, 2017 Edna Wilson McLoyd April 22, 1932 – January 5, 2017 Alvin E. Owens October 11, 1932 – January 7, 2017 Melvin Dortch November 24, 1956 – January 8, 2017 Levonda G. Jones June 23, 1968 – January 8,…

‘Donut Boy’ – Bratt youngster uses sticky confections to thank officers

Tyler Carach, his mother and his two siblings have traveled nearly 15,000 miles — every bit of it by car — over the past 16 months in a monumental effort to let each of the nation’s almost one million law enforcement officers know how much he appreciates what he or she does. Tyler, who lives with his family in Bratt, Fla. and attends Byrneville School, came up with the idea…

Christmas comes early for hundred-plus kids

Christmas came two days early for more than 100 local and area children. The youngsters, ranging in age from toddler to early-teen, and about 65 parents or guardians were the guests of a local Christian ministry at a special holiday party. The celebration took place at Grace Fellowship Church and included dinner, a wide selection of desserts and more. Much more. Each child received a selection of age-appropriate toys, and…