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When you turn on the TV or log onto your computer these days, you are bombarded with negative news stories about the latest s0-called scandal from Washington. I’ve said it before, but I believe it is so true: we need to tune out the noise from the national news media and look at what is actually happening. The U.S. military is being rebuilt, and our communities are becoming safer. But, nowhere is the positive direction of our country more apparent than when it comes to the economy. The American people are thriving under a strong economy that i...
Conservative Republicans, like Jeff Sessions, have been obsessed with illegal immigrants for years. Sessions is and has always been a stickler for obeying the laws of our land. He is the most honest, upright, squeaky clean, politician I have ever seen in my lifetime of observing politics in Alabama. He is like Dudley Do Right, only shorter and straighter. He was an Eagle Scout and you can tell he was not making it up on his resume. He epitomizes a grownup Eagle Scout. He has never outgrown the straight and narrow path. During his 20-year...
It's hard to watch human beings drift away into certain danger. Our society has surely become coarse, but we still have compassion for our fellow man. We don't like to see anyone hurt especially the innocent. Physical danger to another is frightening, but spiritual danger not only scares us - it saddens us. Those that willingly choose their poison are the most pathetic. Too many families have endured the gut wrenching self-destruction of loved ones sinking into addiction and slowly succumbing to alcohol, drugs, gambling, or sex. The Drag Queen...
Escambia Academy raced to a 27-0 lead at home Friday night over the visitors from Clarke Prep and the Cougars cruised to a 41-7 win. Escambia Academy will travel to Patrician Academy this Friday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will be a battle of two defending state champions with EA claiming the AISA Class 2A last year and Patrician winning the 1A title. But this year, the two teams are in the same region. Escambia Academy received the opening kickoff Friday night but Clarke Prep intercepted a...
After dropping its season opener Aug. 24 to Flomaton 27-0, the Jay Royals have outscored their next two opponents 92-0 following Friday night's 52-0 win at Rocky Bayou Christian. Jay head coach Melvin Kersey said focus now turns to a road game this Friday night at Wewahitchka. “We've played good the last two weeks, but this is a new week and another long road trip,” Kersey said. “Wewaw runs the triple option and they have a lot of confidence in their fullback. They have a good offensive line, so...
It was the tale of two defenses Friday night in Bratt as Northview faced off against South Walton winning 14-7 on the gridiron. The Chiefs were on the hunting ground after losing to the Seahawks 25-18 in last year's match-up and coming off a blowout loss to Flomaton in last week's game. On their first drive of the game, the Seahawks drew first blood by running in a touchdown and kicking a successful PAT bringing the game to 7-0. Not long for suffering, the Chiefs fired back with a touchdown run...
Flomaton's Cruz Odom, 17, played a lot of baseball growing up but probably made his most important catch on Aug. 28, in Atlanta when he hauled in Tampa Bay's Brandon Lowe's first career homerun in the big leagues. Seated in the front row in dead center field, Lowe cracked the first homerun of his major league career and ended up landing in Odom's glove. As soon as Cruz secured the ball a security crew came and took him and the ball to the visitor club. He was greeted by a representative from...
Early in 1861 war fever swept the North and South alike. Predictions were made that the war would be a short one and men from all walks of life wanted to get in on the action before the war was over. Others felt a sense of duty to their state to rise up and assemble with others to defend the South. Many local communities contributed men to the war effort. These men were pooled into companies of men who made up larger regiments composed of men from their particular region of the state. Many, if...
I spent Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the 4th annual Barrineau Park Gathering. I love the name of that local festival. As a member of a group that has to look for as many sources as possible for the funding of our endeavors, I spend several Saturdays a year helping to man a booth at one of the many local festivals. Whatever else the festival is focused on the main attraction is the gathering of people. I always enjoy the conversations, some with those I have known most of my life, some with...
Circa late 1940's/early 1950's In our community of Barnett Crossroads in Escambia County Alabama lived family's headed by hard working men, men who worked in paper wood, tar wood stumping and logging. Men who worked for the county road department, linemen for Southern Pine, merchants, several worked for the U.S. Government, preachers, a few school teachers and a Principal, many were farmers. My daddy, due to many young'uns with hungry mouths open, worked for the county road department AND farmed to insure we had plenty to eat. Few were idle....
