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Order of Fuse program presented
By NANCY KARRICK Special to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met Wednesday, February 20, at Atmore Community Hospital. Lion Anne Hetzel gave the blessing, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Lion Shane Hadley was responsible for the program and introduced Jessica Wofford as the speaker. Wofford spoke on Order of Fuse, an organization which was founded in 2015 and is a group consisting of 125…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Delta Kappa Gamma meets
Special to Atmore News Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International held the February meeting of 2018 on Valentine’s Day in the conference room of Atmore News. President Nancy Karrick called the meeting to order. Sherry Digmon gave the devotional and was responsible for the Valentine-themed decorations and refreshments. Members chose candy conversation hearts and read those when answering roll call. Members were updated on the chapter…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Atmore Lions host district convention
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Lions of Alabama MD34, District 34C Annual Convention was held in Atmore February 22 and 23 at Fairfield Inn and Suites. Participants comprised a Who’s Who of Lions Club hierarchy, with district governors, past district governors, and numerous current office holders. On the agenda were Cabinet Secretary / Treasurer (CST) Roger Mixson, District Governor (DG) Andy Marshall, Immediate Past District Governor (IPDG) Claudia Wigglesworth,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Mixon hopes to lead young JUB baseball team into playoffs
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer For the past 13 years, Justin Mixon has taken the field as a member of the coaching staff for J.U. Blacksher’s baseball team, the first six as an assistant to Skip Bell. This year he begins his ninth year as the team’s head coach. Mixon is a 1999 graduate of Excel High School and a former member of the Excel baseball team. During his…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago
Cougars open red-hot; explode past Jay, Snook
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Escambia Academy’s varsity baseball team has exploded out of the 2019 season’s gates, raking two opposing pitching staffs for 40 runs in their first two contests. EA worked hard on batting and fielding, along with all other baseball fundamentals, leading up to the start of the season. That work is paying off. The Cougars traveled to meet Jay on February 25 and walked away…
by Josh Frye access_time7 years ago