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The Escambia Career Readiness Center’s Public Safety Program had the privilege of being the first Career Technical Center to host the Alabama Fire College’s Mobile Drill Tower. The Mobile Drill Tower offers recruits and firefighters the opportunity to train in many practical scenarios. The ECRC recruits were able to practice standpipe operations in multi-level structures, advancement of attack hoselines up stairwells, ladder operations, and rope repelling. The MDT training scenarios allow recruits to combine practical and comprehensive knowledg...
Bratt and Byrneville Elementary Schools, along with other Escambia County (Fla.) schools recognized by The American Heart Association (AHA) for their effort put forth in conducting the Kids Heart Challenge and the American Heart Challenge. Meghan Austin, Youth Market Director for AHA, provided awards to the top fundraising schools for 2018-2019 which included the following schools: Holm Elementary, raised $1,635.00; Molino Park Elementary, raised $1,701.83; Bratt Elementary, raised $2,449.00; N.B. Cook Elementary, raised $2,491.00; and the top...
Jay High School senior Allie Odom to center stage during pregame festivities Friday night as the 2019 homecoming queen. Pictured from left are Jonathan Ratliff, Miss Odom and JHS Principal Stephen Knowlton. For more on Jay homecoming, see Pages 6-7A....
St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church located at 600 St. Lukes Road in Century will have their 2nd Annual Fall Festival from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26. There will food, games fun and everyone is invited....
While there were plenty of peanuts fresh roasted corn was also the treat this past Saturday and Sunday at the annual Jay Peanut Festival in Jay with plenty of arts, crafts, food and entertainment. For more see Page 1B....
Jay High School and Escambia Academy in Atmore are celebrating their homecomings this week with activities during the week and leading up to their Friday night football games. Jay High School will hold it's Lion's Roar at 9 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, in the auditorium with a powderpuff volleyball game at 12:30 p.m. in the gym and a powderpuff football festival at 5 p.m. o the football field. Admission is $2 for JHS students and adults and $1 for Jay Elementary School students. On Friday, Oct. 11, the pep rally is at 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the...
Escambia County (Ala.) District 1 School Superintendent John Knott is one of several Alabama school superintendents selected by the School Superintendent Alabama (SSA) who are finalists for the Alabama 2020 Superintendent of the Year. Other Superintendent of the Year finalists include: from District 2, Dr. Avis Williams, Selma City; District 3, Dr. Rick McInturf, Ozark City; District 4, Dr. Chuck Ledbetter, Pike Road City; District 5, Mr. John Moore, Leeds City; District 6, Dr. Jeff Goodwin, Oxford City; District 7, Dr. Mike Daria, Tuscaloosa C...
The Greater Escambia Center for the Arts (GECA) received an $8,926.57 TITO (Ticket In Ticket Out) donation from Wind Creek Casino last Friday. Above, from left, Amanda McMillan, Wanetta McGinty, Jerry Janes, Terri Breckenridge, Phil Johnson, Gilda Stubben and Sharon Poulsen....
Brewton Town and Gown Players will be holding auditions for their winter production of ‘A Christmas Carol’, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 29, at the City of Brewton Community Center, located at 1010A Douglas Ave., directly behind City Hall. The play will be directed by Stephen Billy The performance dates for the show are Thursday, December 19 through Sunday, December 22. This is a non-musical, there is no required singing at the audition. Scenes from the script will be provided at the audition based on the character a person is int...
The Mason Webb Auditorium at Atmore Hospital will be the venue for the Scrub Shop Sale from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, October 3. The Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring this event....
As a part of Alabama's Bicentennial celebration, an authentic Indian stickball game will be played in Thomasville Saturday, Sept. 28. Creek Indians from the Poarch Tribe in Atmore and Choctaw Indians from the Mississippi Band in Philadelphia will participate in events that day. A Living History/American Indian Art and Food exhibit will be held at the Thomasville Civic Center from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. featuring Creek and Choctaw cultures. That evening, at 7 p.m., two teams from the Choctaw's...
On Sept. 11, 2001 the world we know changed when terrorists hit the United States costing thousands of lives and shifted the landscape of this nation and the globe forever. In honor of those who died, especially the first responders who died trying to save lives when the jets hit the twin towers in New York Woodmen Life joined Little Escambia Baptist Church to help hosts its annual 9-11 breakfast and remembrance for the areas first responders, bottom, photo. Above, Woodmen Life sponsored the...
Students at Flomaton Elementary School were treated to a treat Friday as the school held 'Grandparents Day' with grandparents coming and enjoying breakfast with their most famous people. Grand parents and some great grand parents got the opportunity to enjoy a meal with their grandchildren and enjoy the fellowship....
The Escambia County (Ala.) food scores fpor August 2019 have been released.The scores are as follows: Atmore Arby’s - 92 Buster’s Rest - 96 Chen’s Chinese - 84 Church’s Chicken - 92 Diamond #22 - 91 Diamond #23 - 96 Discount Beer & Tob - 95 Dixie Catfish Shack - 95 Escambia Academy - 99 Escambia Middle - 100 Escambia Co. High - 99 Fairfield Inn & Suites- 98 Kentucky Fried Chick- 91 Little Caesar’s - 93 Rachel Patt Elem Sch - 98 Smith’s Quick Stop - 97 Brewton Chang King Buffet - 96 Diamond #14 - 96 Exit 69 Truckstop - 87 McDonald’s...
More than 300 officials from local, county and state law enforcement agencies conducted a predawn operation to remove illegal contraband from the G.K. Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on Monday. The operation recovered 621 makeshift weapons, 51 contraband cellphones, 240 grams of synthetic drugs, and 7 gallons of an alcoholic beverage that inmate’s refer to as julep or pruno. The Atmore, Bay Minette, and Brewton Police Departments, along with the Baldwin, Clarke and Escambia County Sherriff’s Offices, took part in the operation. Sup...
In 2014, the Florida Department of Health created the Healthy Community Champions Recognition Program to recognize communities for taking a Health in All Policies approach. This comprehensive planning was meant to address, in part, the growing problem of obesity. The Town of Jay recently applied for this designation. An announcement of all qualifying county and municipal governments will be made by the Healthiest Weight Florida Campaign in November 2019. “The Santa Rosa County Health Department has encouraged all city and county governments t...
Monroeville will welcome a very special guest on the weekend of September 27. Princess Anna Christina Radziwill, a longtime family friend of Truman Capotes's, will be attending the world premiere of “Truman Talks Nelle Harper Lee.” The play, written and performed by Broadway actor Joel Vig, will be presented in the historic Monroe County Courthouse and focuses on the relationship between two of Alabama's most prominent writers. The setting is a fictional surprise party on Nelle Harper Lee's fiftieth birthday. Mr. Vig is noted for ori...
It’s September and time for another informative and entertaining night at the Jay Museum. At 6 p.m., this Thursday, September 12, Dr. Brian Rucker will share a talk titled: ‘The Golden Age of Florida Tourism, B.D. (Before Disney).’ Also, the Mayor of Brownsdale, Curt Lowry will warm up the stage with a few tunes before the presentation from Dr. Brian. Everyone is invited to come enjoy a night of local history and folklore and see what the Jay Museum has to offer. Extra copies of books from local authors will be available as well. Refre...
As the American Red Cross works around the clock supporting those impacted by Hurricane Dorian, providing food, shelter and comfort, individuals outside the affected areas are urged to help by giving blood or platelets to ensure patients in the storm’s path and around the country have access to lifesaving blood. Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Alabama are: from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, at Escambia County High School, located at 1215 Presley Street in Atmore, and from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 11, at W...
Sydney Adams, a junior at T.R. Miller High School was notified last week that she has been chosen as the Youth Honoree for the Arthritis Foundation’s 2019 Jingle Bell Run in Montgomery. The annual holiday-themed run, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, aids in funding cutting-edge research for new treatments and ultimately a cure to advocating for health care access, the Arthritis Foundation helps those living with arthritis score everyday victories, one step at a time. Sydney was diagnosed with spondyloarthritis in the fall of 2017. She has s...
Alexandra Moulder of Brewton, became a member of the prestigous ‘Sound of the South’ Marching Band at Troy University during the Fall 2019 semester. The ‘Sound of the South’ Marching Band is a precision collegiate ensemble that has developed a national reputation for its quality musicianship and its exciting arrangements and innovative field productions. The ‘Sound of the South’ is the largest student organization on campus, boasting numbers more than 300 strong each semester. Members of the ‘Sound of the South’ have represented alm...
Coastal Alabama Community College announces its summer 2019 President's List and Dean's List students. Local students who made the President’s List are: Andrew Allen Sharpless of Walnut Hill; Harli Leanna Petty and Nash David Linam of Atmore; Jacob Clayton Dotson Cook and Shannon Lambeth Petty of Flomaton; Jovontai Laderrian Mosley and Steven Lashawn Preyear of Monroeville; and Kendall Robert Wiggins of Frisco City. Requirements for the President’s List shall be (1) a semester grade point average of 4.0, and (2) completion of a minimum sem...
Flomaton quarterback Zeb Vickery (11) , top photo, unloads a pass this Friday night when the Hurricanes traveled to Opp for a preseason jamboree and W.S. Neal cheerleaders, bottom photo, cheered on the Blue Eagles in their preseason matchup against Southern Choctaw. Escambia County High School and T.R. Miller also held a preseason jamboree gearing up for this week's opening of the 2019 season. See Page 6A and 1B for more....
On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Community Health Northwest Florida’s (CHNWF) Century Adult and Family Care practice and Lakeview Center hosted a Community Open House and Ribbon Cutting at their newly remodeled building at 6021 Industrial Blvd. in Century. The facility is located across the street from the Century Health and Rehabilitation Center. The newly renovated and expanded building offers services by both Community Health Northwest and Lakeview Center. The expansion provides a large, open shared lobby space, additional medical exam rooms and much-...
Four local students, Savannah DuBose of Flomaton and Morgan Manning, Jones Manning and Amber Terry of Brewton, joined more than 200 Troy University students who studied around the world during the summer semester in 2019. Students studied in various programs on four continents in nearly 20 different countries to earn academic credit as well gain international awareness. DuBose and the Mannings studied in London, while Terry studied in Italy. Takeysia McFugerson of Brewton has been named to the Chancellor's List at Troy University for the...
