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McGhee signs with UWA
Coaches want former EA running back to play linebacker for Tigers By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The anticipation of learning where former Escambia Academy football standout Patrick McGhee will play college football is over. McGhee, who picked up 2,000 total yards and scored 38 touchdowns last season with the Cougars, recently put ink to paper and committed to play for the University of West Alabama. “I am extremely excited for…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
Welcoming Father Sofie
News Staff Report A reception was held Sunday, June 30, to welcome Father Francis Sofie on his first Sunday at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church. Father Sofie hails from Tuscaloosa originally, and two of his sisters still live there. Another sister lives in Massachusetts. Their parents are deceased. They died within 20 minutes of each other on the feast of St. Joseph, Patron Saint of a Happy Death. Father Sofie…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Border battle reveals Democratic divisions
For months, Speaker Pelosi and my Democratic friends have denied a crisis on the border exists. Nothing to see here! But the American people, our border agents, video footage, and even the liberal media insisted otherwise and called for action. The public pressure was immense. Now, in a development as stunning as it is sudden, Democrats have dramatically shifted gears, speaking out against the housing of illegal immigrants in detention…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
First Evening in White set
Special to Atmore News The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its inaugural Evening in White at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 24, at Rivercane Park, Highway 21, Atmore. This event, known and started in Paris as Diner en Blanc, is a picnic style event where attendees wear all-white attire, enjoy food, and spend time with friends. For this inaugural event, attendees will enjoy all these traditional aspects of other…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Failure to appear leads to more charges
News Staff Report An Atmore woman who failed to show up for a court appearance to answer several charges against her, found herself behind bars, facing another charge. Capt. Billy Blair of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reported last week that Whitney Long, 19, was arrested June 20 on a bench warrant after she failed to appear in court on charges of theft of property, giving false information to law…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago