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News Staff Report Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is next Monday, January 17. The Concerned Citizens of Atmore “Unity in the Community” will again sponsor events to honor the civil rights leaders. This year, CCOA is joined by Rho Xi Sigma Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Emmanuel Faith Center.The theme for Monday’s events is “King’s Legacy of Peace for Our World.”The parade line-up will begin…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Escambia County School Superintendent Michele McClung had much to report at a called Board of Education meeting Thursday, January 6. Of special interest to this area are plans to build a new field house at Escambia County High School and renovate the existing field house. Every school building and/or parking lot in the county is benefitting physically, and students district-wide will benefit from administrators’ and…

Atmore area sees sudden spike in positive cases By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer COVID-19, seemingly in decline over the past few weeks, has rebounded. The virus, especially its omicron variant, has returned with a vengeance across the nation, including a strong presence in the Atmore area.Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) officials report that nearly half the local facility’s admissions are for COVID-related illnesses. Emergency department visits and visits to various doctors’…

Milstid Meadows Carpenter Rolin By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The drug problem in and around Atmore continued to make itself manifest over the past week, as a Baldwin County man was arrested by city police for felony drug possession, and sheriff’s officers arrested three Atmore residents on similar charges.The only such case reported by Atmore police came January 6, when a minor traffic violation led to the discovery of trace…

Gehman brings sentimental plane home The plane was towed north on Main to Highway 31 ‘Landing’ at David’s house, from left, Stephen, David, and Martin Gehman By JOSH FRYENews Staff Writer Last Thursday, December 30, Atmore resident David Gehman and son, Stephen Gehman, treated Atmore to an uncommon sight when they towed a 1974 Cessna 172-M plane through downtown Atmore. The plane, which was piloted by David and towed by…