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BOE honors bands
The Escambia County Board of Education recognized high school bands at the regular meeting Thursday, October 26. “This past Saturday all three high school bands participated in the 36th Annual Little Big Horn Marching Band Contest,” Superintendent John Knott said. “All bands represented our schools and the Escambia County School System very well.” The board recognized Escambia County High School, Flomaton High School, and W.S. Neal High School bands. The…
Stomp the Yard Saturday
Houston Avery Park will come alive with the squeals and laughter of children on Saturday, November 4, when Destiny Worship Center presents its 11th Annual Stomp the Yard event. Or at least organizers of the event hope that’s what happens. The event was originally scheduled for October 7, but the anticipated rain and wind from Hurricane Nate forced a last-minute cancellation. Billed as “a gathering of gifted youth,” the five-hour,…
Community Thanksgiving Service set
The Community Thanksgiving Service will be Sunday, November 19, at 6 p.m., at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Brennan Peacock, First United Methodist Church, will bring the message and there will be special music from several churches. Participating churches are Bethel United Methodist, First Baptist, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist, McRae Street United Methodist, Grace Fellowship, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist.
ECHS’s slim playoff chances hinge on tonight’s games
Escambia County High’s football team still has an outside chance of becoming the school’s first participant in postseason football play since 2010. A win over W.S. Neal tonight (October 27), combined with an anticipated Satsuma loss to Thomasville, would leave ECHS, Neal and Satsuma tied for Class 4A, Region 1’s fourth playoff spot. Such a tie would trigger a complex tiebreaker system to determine the fourth slot, since Neal beat…