Day: September 26, 2018

Don Fletcher

Atmore man arrested for drugs
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man faces a trio of drug-related charges after police raided his home last week and discovered an undisclosed quantity of marijuana and an undisclosed quantity of methamphetamine, along with a set of scales and a grinder for weighing and cleaning the marijuana. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that Anthony Jerome Riley, 43, of a Bragg Street address was taken into custody…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
ECMS’ collaboration lab ‘a game-changer’
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer That’s how Escambia County Middle School Principal Debbie Bolden described the new collaboration lab recently launched at the school. At the open house Wednesday, September 19, Bolden said, “This lab is a game-changer for us.” She gave a little background on how the lab came to be. She had asked Escambia County School Assistant Superintendent Beth Drew about a collaboration lab for the school.…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
YMCA closing
November 30 is last day By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Area YMCA has served Atmore and the surrounding communities for more than 23 years. But it won’t make it to 24. Citing dwindling membership numbers and revenues, as well as the expense of maintaining an aging building and its inherent structural problems, officials of the local organization announced this week that it would close its doors in less…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Fatal crash
PCI’s assistant AG succumbs to injuries By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer One of the top judicial officials for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, a passenger in an SUV that was hit head-on by a jack-knifed log truck on Monday, September 24, succumbed less than an hour after the wreck to injuries that were initially not thought to be life threatening. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed Monday afternoon…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago