Category: Community

Last weekend’s Atmore Barbecue Festival provided local residents with an opportunity to sample some of the best grilled chicken, ribs and pork in the area, while also contributing to the economies of five of those communities. All 12 trophies and every penny of the $2,650 prize money went to a handful of “outside teams” who were judged the best of the bunch at the event, which took place Friday and…

Escambia County High School Band Director Hayley Cockrell called the concert bitter-sweet. It was the spring concert, held Thursday evening, April 20. Bitter-sweet because this is the last concert of the year for this band. And bitter-sweet because 10 of her band members are seniors. The concert was excellent, and it’s obvious this is a close group of musicians. The range of music spanned classical to pop. Cockrell presented plaques…

To most folks, a slow walk of about 30 feet isn’t that big a deal. For the Rev. Mike Grindle, who took such a stroll on Sunday, April 16, it was a major undertaking. Grindle, who was told by doctors a year ago that he likely wouldn’t live to see another Easter, entered Presley Street Baptist Church Sunday through its rear door and made his way slowly into the church…