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Innerfit Martial Arts group to compete at National Games
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer East Brewton-based Innerfit Martial Arts is now set to compete in the National Games. IMA teaches martial arts to residents of the local area, including Atmore. “We have around five-to-six Atmore residents who commute each week to participate in classes,” owner and instructor Rachel White said. “Students are able to have the opportunity to compete at state and national levels.” After opening in the…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Poarch players rub elbows with pros at Blue Wahoos clinic
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Poarch baseball players of all ages had the chance to not just rub shoulders with some professional baseball players, but to also learn from them during the Pensacola Blue Wahoos Baseball Clinic held in Poarch on Saturday, June 15. Young players were all smiles as five Blue Wahoos players treated them to a day with the pros. Players were able to run the bases…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Border crisis needs lawful fix, not amnesty
Decades of bad immigration policies have undermined our laws and led to the worst conditions at our border we’ve ever seen. U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended a staggering 56,278 unaccompanied minors this fiscal year. The Department of Health & Human Services, tasked with housing the largest number of children in its history, had 13,200 minors in custody this month, and they warn they will soon run out of funding…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago
Inmate fatally stabbed at Fountain CF
News Staff Report Alabama Department of Corrections officials reported Monday (June 17) that a Fountain Correctional Facility inmate was fatally stabbed by another inmate over the past weekend. ALDOC reports show that on Saturday, June 15, at approximately 5:15 p.m., correctional officers found Jeremy Reshad Bailey, 29, inside a facility housing area. He had been stabbed and had reportedly lost a lot of blood when he was found. Bailey, who…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at the board meeting Thursday, June 13. Resignation 1. Jarvis Bryant Ripley, math teacher, Escambia County High School, effective May 23, 2019 2. Traci Redditt, science teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective May 23, 2019 3. Sarah Bendall, special education teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective May 28, 2019 4. Holly Bell,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago