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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Well our good ole Dr. Governor, Robert Bentley, is headed to the same fate as Guy Hunt and Don Siegelman. Folks, we are building a legacy that may put us in a league with good old Louisiana when it comes to corruption and debauchery. Bentley’s story is sad. I still really believe he is a good guy at heart. He had a tremendous legacy etched for his…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Food for thought
By Harvey H. (“Hardy”) Jackson The South excelled in two things which the French deem essential to civilization: a code of manners and a native cuisine. John Peale Bishop Well, old John Peale may have been onto something there, but according to a couple of recent studies the cuisine part of our culture is leading us to an early grave. Not long ago it was reported that anyone who wants…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Man loses leg in crash – Wife says rescue from isolated Clarke Co. area was ‘a miracle’
A Canoe man, one of Escambia County’s most noted cotton farmers, is recuperating in a Mobile hospital after he apparently lost consciousness and crashed his motorcycle in northwestern Clarke County last Saturday, April 8. Robert Wiley Farrar Sr., 65, lost a leg to the accident but otherwise suffered only minor injuries, said Susan Farrar, the crash victim’s wife of 10 years. “He’s doing pretty good, considering the circumstances,” she said…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Easter events set
Easter in the Park The Chamber of Commerce 9th Annual Easter in the Park will be held Saturday, April 15, in Heritage Park on the corner of Main and Craig streets. The Easter Bunny will arrive at 9:30 am. and the fun continues until 11:30 a.m. There will be plenty of activities for the kids, including Easter arts and crafts and Easter games. They can take a ride on the…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
Consolidation meeting held
If a message came from the proposed consolidation meeting Thursday evening, April 6, it was that no decision has been made. That was the message Escambia County School Superintendent John Knott repeated several times as he addressed the 45 or so people at the meeting. The proposal calls for the closing of A.C. Moore Elementary School with the two pre-k classes and the third grade moving to Rachel Patterson Elementary…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago