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Capt. Chris Hughes, at left, and FF Dee Guy pose with the new brush truck. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer If Ron Peebles isn’t the happiest man in Atmore, he’s one of the happiest.The city fire chief’s jubilation comes from the performance of his department’s two newest trucks — including Atmore Fire Department’s first brand new fire truck in a quarter-century — and the anticipated performance of two new sets…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education meeting turned out to be a time of celebration Thursday, January 27 – a celebration of schools, student achievement and the school board. January is School Board Appreciation Month and board members surely felt appreciated with the festive decorations, a post-meeting meal, and gifts and well-wishes from school administrators, faculty and staff. Board recognition was one of few agenda…

Chained, emaciated dogs found on property Firefighter DeMarcus McMillian, left, and Chief Ron Peebles train water onto the blaze. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City firefighters didn’t find any people on the property when they arrived at a burning Carver Avenue house last Friday afternoon, January 21. They did, however, find nearly a dozen non-human inhabitants in and around the blazing structure. As the effort to quell the flames…

Atmore Cal Ripken Baseball registration began Monday, January 24, and will continue through February 28, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Atmore Public Library, 700 East Church Street. Registration fee is $20.Please note the following divisions: T-ball ages 4-6; Coach Pitch ages 7-8; Minor League ages 9-10; Major League ages 11-12.For more information, call 251-294-1128.

News Staff Report Poarch Band of Creek Indians plans to build a state-of-the-art, USDA-inspected meat processing facility just outside Atmore.According to a tribal press release issued last week, the plant will have the capacity to process up to 125 cattle per week.PCI, the state’s only federally recognized Indian tribe, has owned and operated Perdido River Farms, one of the largest cattle operations in Alabama, since 1982 and has plans to…