Name your date for GECA tickets
Tickets are available for the upcoming production of Arsenic and Old Lace by the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts.
Ticket sales will be different for this production and for future…
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Coker brings in first bale
Joe Coker was once again responsible for the first bale of cotton of the season at Currie’s Gin in McCullough after achieving the feat two years ago.
Gin manager Ron Bailey…
Kristen Matthews leads EA class of 2011
This is the second in a series of articles about student leaders in our area high schools.
Escambia Academy senior Kristen Matthews will be busy during the 2010-2011 school year. After…
Phenomenal!
The Escambia County High School Blue Devils improved to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in district play Friday night, September 3 after defeating the B.C. Rain Red Raiders 43-15…
Lanier’s job ‘dream come true’
New principal and director of the Escambia Brewton Career Center, David Lanier believes his job is a “dream come true.”
Storm season hitting ‘peak’
In the past week, four named storms were being watched by the National Hurricane Center.David Adams, Escambia County’s Emergency Management Agency director, said seeing that number of active storms isn’t…
Police car, school bus collide
Escambia County Superintendent Billy Hines was breathing a sigh of relief Friday morning following a traffic accident in the Robinsonville Community involving one of the county’s special needs buses and…
PCI receives $58K grant for Tribal businesses
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians will receive a $58,831 grant to help establish a revolving loan fund (RLF) to assist Tribal members who own small businesses within Escambia, Monroe,…
‘Taste’ vendor spots remain
Fried green tomatoes and snow cones are just a small part of the Taste of the South event planned for Sept. 18 at Heritage Park from 6 p.m. until 10…
Six vehicles involved in two accidents Friday
Six vehicles were involved in two accidents at about the same time late Friday afternoon.
A car and truck collided at the intersection of Main and Ridgeley streets.
Four vehicles – two…
Slew of home games in week two of prep football, Northview kicks off season on the road
This weekend is shaping up to be a big one all over the Atmore area as three local football teams will battle on the gridiron on their home fields. The…
Obituaries for the week of September 8, 2010
John Edward Hooper
Mr. John Edward Hooper, Sr., age 69, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in Pensacola, Fla. He served six years in the United States Navy…
Police car, school bus collide
A Poarch Band of Creek Indians police car and Escambia County Board of Education special needs bus collided early Friday morning.
Northview takes on Jay in volleyball
The Northview volleyball team took on Jay Tuesday night in varsity and junior varsity play.
The Northview varsity team won three of four games to come out on top of Jay….
50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Janes (nee Margaret Jefferies) will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary September 2, 2010. They were married September 2, 1960 by Rev. Douglas White at Huxford Baptist…
Tag for Mr. Byrd
Escambia County High School National Honor Society officers present Principal Byrd with an Atmore Blue Devils car tag Wednesday, August 25 in the school library. Shown are, from left; NHS…
Rachel Patterson Star Students
These students were named Rachel Patterson Elementary Star Students for the week of August 27. They are, from left, first row, Sheridan Shoemo, Sydni Baker, Ma’Nyia Savage, Alyssia Lambert, Jaden…
