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EA, 33-12
No. 3 Cougars roll over No. 2 Bessemer By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy, which came into its regular-season finale as the state’s third-ranked independent school team, rolled to a 33-12 win over second-ranked Bessemer Academy last Friday, October 30, with a 33-12 victory. EA quarterback Landon Sims scored two touchdowns and kicked two field goals and three PATs to help lead the way. With 5:05 left to play…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
NHS wins big over Chipley
Northview’s Jaylen Johnson (2) runs the ball during Friday night’s game. By LIBBY PUGH News Sportswriter It was Homecoming week for the Northview Chiefs, and they were able to win their district game against the Chipley Tigers. Oh how sweet it was! The final score of the game was 45 to 13. Homecoming for the Chiefs was a little different this year, but it did not cease to boost school…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
After the election: One nation under God
Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman I’ll never forget sitting in the US House Chamber in January of 2017 watching the counting of the Electoral College votes from the 2016 presidential election. Under the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, the sitting Vice President opens and counts the votes as submitted and certified by the electors chosen from each state, and the Vice President must do so “in the presence of the Senate…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
Peanut mill ‘dirt work’ under way
Moving dirt at the mill site. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While lawyers and economic development officials worked to fix a small snag that has lain beneath the surface of a deal to construct a massive peanut shelling plant here, Atmore-based TripTek Construction’s heavy equipment operators worked to prepare the 84-acre-plus site for the $80 million structure. “We’re doing the ‘dirt work’ already; it’ll probably take several months,” TripTek’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Legion recognizes officer of year
Investigator Matt Jernigan By PAUL CHASON Special to Atmore News The Billy Glenn Rushing Post 90 of the American Legion is active in the National Law Officer of the Year program sponsored by the American Legion. We will soon be entering our third year of seeking input and recognizing deserving officers within our service area of Escambia County, Alabama. Last year’s Post 90 awardee was Sgt. Ryan James of the…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago