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ECHS suffers 6 turnovers
Hurricanes too strong for mistake-prone Blue Devils By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High’s football team was no match for neighboring Flomaton’s Hurricane-force defensive winds last Friday, September 27. The Blue Devils turned the ball over six times and could never generate any offense as the state’s top-ranked Class 3A team claimed a 24-0 win. The loss was Escambia’s second straight setback after a 3-0 start — the first…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
FNB&T opens new branch in Mobile
Special to Atmore News The Board of Directors of First Suncoast Trust Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiary bank First National Bank & Trust, announce the opening of a new branch in Mobile located at 5905 Airport Blvd., Suite A. The Mobile branch office will be open Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and closed 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for lunch. This full-service branch will provide residential and commercial loans, as well as retail…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Stomp the Yard is Saturday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Kirk Jay, who reached the finals among singers on television’s The Voice last year, will be the featured performer for Destiny Worship Center’s 14th annual Stomp the Yard event. The annual free “gathering of gifted youth” will take place from noon until 5 p.m. this Saturday, October 5, at Atmore’s Houston Avery Park. Jay, from Bay Minette, performed with country stars Blake Shelton (whose…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Joe Hall passes away
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Immediately, the prayers started. By the dozens, by the hundreds. Joe “Cowboy” Hall’s illness was the focus of Facebook postings for several days and nights. The prayers for healing became prayers for the family when Joe passed away Tuesday, September 24. His healing came – but not here. Cowboy was the community’s friend and helper. Most recently, he and his wife Lauri became the face…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Off the table
County opposition forces city to scrap annexation plan By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer On September 16, during an informal Atmore City Council workshop, city officials seemed excited about a proposed long-term plan to annex into the city most of the non-residential properties located between downtown Atmore and the Rivercane retail and industrial park, linking the community’s two largest commercial areas. Now, after Escambia County Commissioners expressed opposition to the…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago