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Approximately 46 million people call rural America home, according to information from the Department of Agriculture. These rural communities make up the backbone of our state and play a substantial role in the overall American economy. Unfortunately, rural communities are facing some serious challenges. For the first time on record, the rural population in our country is shrinking. Job growth since 2011 has been below that of urban areas, and the economic recovery has been much slower for rural areas. There are several reasons for the challeng...
Awhile back, during Dr. Robert Bentley’s tenure as governor, I wrote a column entitled, “They May as Well Move the Capitol to Tuscaloosa.” Never before in Alabama history has a city had a sitting governor and the state’s senior U.S. Senator hail from that particular place. Even with the departure of Bentley as governor, the Druid City has an inordinate amount of presence in the state’s political sphere of influence. Senator Richard Shelby is in his 32nd year as our U.S. Senator. With that kind of seniority, comes immense power in Washingto...
The truth can be quite aggravating and hurtful, but that doesn't change the fecal facts. Another superficial scheisse storm raged after President Trump's supposed comments upon hearing the ostensible immigration compromise by the "Gang of Six," a complicit group of Democrats and wannabe Democrats. The preening conspirators about fell off their stools when Trump flatly declared their dubious concession simple hogwash. Shocked by the abrupt presidential flush, the ensuing excremental exclamations were all about bad language and trying to divert...
Jay's former mayor, Kurvin Qualls, has been appointed to the West Florida Regional Planning Council, according to a press release from Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office released Friday. Qualls had served as chairman on the council when he was Jay's mayor, but had to resign from the council when he resigned as mayor of Jay in October 2017. The mission of the West Florida Regional Planning Council is to provide professional planning, coordinating and advisory services to local governments, state...
The Flomaton Lions will host a presentation by Margaret Silbernagle and Jena White Turner who will share about the need for foster homes and adoption in Escambia County (Ala.) at their next meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 23. The meeting will be held at the Flomaton Methodist Church, located at 504 Palafox St., instead of Flomaton Community Center. Former and current foster and adoptive parents Silbernagle and Turner will discuss various aspects of the foster system and the desperate need for...
Flomaton police are seeking the public's help in locating Rachael Still Worth, who is wanted on two counts of theft of property II for allegedly stealing an undisclosed amount of two different prescription drugs categorized as controlled substances. Worth, 38, 1892 Still Farm Road, is accused of stealing the controlled substances from a victim on Jordan Road, according to police. Police currently have active warrants for her arrest. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call...
Twenty-four local students selected by their schools to participate in the Southern Pine Youth Tour are: Front row, from left, Avie Etheridge, Sparta Academy; Mary Thompson Lancaster, Escambia Academy; Anna Grace White, T.R. Miller High School; Natasha Grant, Hillcrest High School; Michael-Anthony Williams, Hillcrest High School; John Farish Ard, Monroe County High School; Max Carter, Monroe Academy; Althea Marsh, W.S. Neal High School; Olivia Simmons, Escambia County High School; Paige Gardner,...
Troy University is pleased to recognize students from Atmore and Brewton who completed the requirements for graduation during the Fall Semester and Term 2 of the 2017/2018 academic year. Students from Atmore include: Michael Jones, Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree; Nathaniel Dennis II , Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree; Karissa Matthews, Bachelor of Science degree; William Miller, Master of Arts in Economics degree. Students from Brewton include: William Whittle II, Bachelor of Science degree; Carla...
In recognition of academic performance, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands (UC) has announced Jayson Byrd of Atmore as one of the students named to the Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 and be in good academic standing. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, University of the Cumberlands is an institution of regional distinction offering quality undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and...
Derik Andrew Kidd of Atmore, Haleigh Nicole Ridgeway of Frisco City and Miles Jeffrey Barnhardt and Susannah Lynn Dorrace, both from Monroeville, have all been named to the Huntingdon College Office of the Registrar’s list of full-time day students whose academic performance during the fall semester 2017 qualified for recognition on the College's Dean's List of Honors or Dean's List of High Honors. Kidd, Barnhardt and Dorrance were listed on the Dean's List of High Honors, recognized as those who achieved semester grade point averages of 3.8 t...
Pollard-McCall Jr. High School announces their honor roll students for the second nine weeks. The students are as follows: All A's First Grade (Parker): James Bell, Breanna Britton, Kinsley Burkett, Lane Bush, Ryder Campbell, Kyleigh Coburn, Rodrigo Coloa Zepahua, DaKota Creamer and Austin Johnson; (Findley) Braylen Boartfield, Carlee Hamric, Ashton Howell, Kylen Johnson and Carsyn Powell Second Grade (Jackson): Abigail Britton, Julie Davidson, Noah Floyd, Isaac Gay, Matthew Lambeth, Russell Lassiter, Ashley Mixon, Kaydence Richburg, Cameron Ro...
Kay Wagner said her grandson Clayton was a die hard Auburn fan who could always put a smile on your face and will be greatly missed after being killed in a vehicle crash Friday night near Crestview. Clayton Lambert, 29, of Crestview died in a single-vehicle accident at 7:25 p.m. while traveling to Panama City to pick his mother up at the airport. According to reports filed by the Florida Highway Patrol, Lambert was driving a 2014 Ford Fusion when he failed to negotiate a turn on County Road 393...
The Alabama State Report Card Prototype was released Jan. 11, 2018, from the Alabama State Department of Education to the Alabama State Board of Education. According to the Alabama State Department of Education website, 'the letter grade is just one of the data points that gives an indication of whether or not students are meeting or exceeding expectations.' More information on the Alabama Report Card Prototype can be found at www.alsde.edu/. Escambia County High School in Atmore scored a...
Escambia Couty (Ala.) has released the food scores for December 2017. The scores are as follows: Atmore Arby’s - 90 Atmore Dragway - 98 Buster’s Restaurant - 92 Church’s Chicken - 89 Diamond #23 - 96 Dixie Catfish Shack - 96 Escambia Academy - 98 Esc. Co. Middle - 98 Esc. Co. High School - 99 Gold’s BBQ - 95 Kentucky Fried - 97 McDonald’s - 93 Rachel Patterson - 100 Waffle House #1969 - 92 Brewton Brewton Elem. - 99 Brewton Middle - 98 Country Club - 94 Diamond Gas #7 - 95 George’s Old Time - 93 Mark’s BBQ - 94 McDonald’s - 92 Naseeb Enterpri...
Flomaton High School hosted the county-wide spelling bee last Friday, Jan. 12 in the library....
Sixth grade throught eight grade students who participated in the spelling bee are, in no particular order, Raquel Knight-Escambia County Middle School, River Ramer-Huxford, Christopher Crawley-Flomaton Elementary School, Jamaya Johnson and India Dees-W.S. Neal Middle and Christian Fain-Pollard McCall Junior High School....
