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UB hosts annual advisory board meeting
Speaker Cam Maston Special to Atmore News United Bank, founded in 1904 as Bank of Atmore, was host last Thursday, March 10, to the banking company’s annual Joint Advisory Board meeting.The yearly meeting, which included dinner and a pre-dinner reception, was held at Wind Creek Atmore Casino & Hotel.The keynote speaker was Cam Marston, the nation’s leading expert on the impact of generational change and its impact on the workplace…
Safety at the bus shop
At the Atmore bus shop, from left, Timothy Dees, Billy Mills, Forrest Jones By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher I climbed the school bus steps, which seemed a little steeper than they did back in the day. I was looking for something. I looked first just in front of me – at the driver’s seat and under it. I didn’t know what I was looking for, just something out of the…
Army recruiters hold conference here
At the presentation, from left, Commander Dave Graham, Lt. Col. Toby Jones, Adjutant Paul Chason. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although Atmore was inundated with soldiers last week, there was no reason for alarm.About 80 men and women who command U.S. Army recruiting stations gathered for their Station Commander Quarterly Leadership and Development Training conference.“You haven’t seen a lot of green-suiters in the city for a while,” Lt. Col. Adrian…
Making history
Blue Devils play in first state title game ECHS’s Sheldon Williams drives to the basket against two defenders. By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School Blue Devils did not get the ending they hoped for, as the team fell 85-49 during last Friday’s (March 4) AHSAA Class 4A state title matchup against Jacksonville in Birmingham. Even though ECHS walked away without a state championship win, they did not…