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Hadley Ramieri By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police arrested two local men over the past week for possession of drugs, including one who was issued a summons three months ago, when the county jail wasn’t accepting non-violent offenders.The most recent incident occurred May 19 and resulted in the arrest of 29-year-old James Clark Hadley, who was already being sought by authorities, on new charges.According to Atmore Police Department Sgt.…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Board of Education members voted unanimously during their May 19 meeting to approve six of seven “action items” (one was tabled), including a proposed “reorganizational” chart that includes two assistant superintendents (instead of one position currently in place), two mathematics specialists and two English Language Arts specialists. Superintendent of Education Michele McClung told board members one of the assistant superintendents would be…

The VFW will present the MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM Monday May 30, 9 a.m., at the Veterans Monument in front of city hall. The American Legion will also be part of the program. Some chairs will be available or you may bring your folding chair.

Arrested at APD for drug possession Cole By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A local man got plenty of attention from Atmore police when he came to APD headquarters and reported his vehicle missing. It just wasn’t the attention he had hoped for.Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that around 12:45 p.m. on May 7, Damien Deandre Cole, 31, “came to the Atmore Police Department requesting assistance in locating his vehicle.”Reports show that…

Alabama State Troopers report that a Kentucky trucker, 51-year-old Roderick J. Tejeda, escaped serious injury when his 2019 Freightliner Tractor ran off Interstate 65, struck a guardrail and burst into flames around 6:10 a.m., Saturday, May 14. The mishap occurred at I-65’s 51.4-mile marker and caused the closure of the interstate for almost four hours and the diversion of traffic onto the Jack Springs Road and Perdido exits. Atmore Fire…