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Student cell phones banned at ECHS, ECMS

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Students at Escambia County High School and Escambia County Middle School are already getting used to a school day without their cell phones, and students in the rest of the county’s public schools are only a few months away from having to make the same adjustment.Superintendent of Education Dr. Michele Collier announced the new move during the Escambia County Board of Education’s April 18 meeting.…

Felony arrests

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Morgan Atmore Police Department narcotics officers arrested a Pouncey Road resident April 18 after execution of a search warrant turned up “several grams” of methamphetamine and several objects used in the ingestion of illegal substances.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that officers took 33-year-old Leandra Nicole Morgan into custody without incident after discovering the contraband.Morgan was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) on one…

Another hearing set

Dismissal motions consolidated in ‘grand jury secrets’ cases Talking on the courthouse steps after the hearing, from left, Sherry Digmon, Charles and Cindy Jackson, attorney Cierra White Atmore News Staff Just four days after retired 19th Judicial Circuit Judge Ben Fuller rejected a motion from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office to continue the case against Atmore News Publisher and co-owner Sherry Digmon, who also holds the District 6 seat on…

APD warns about bogus satellite reps

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Reports have circulated across several Florida Panhandle communities over the past few weeks of bogus satellite service technicians and salespersons who have been “pushy” in their door-to-door effort to get inside the homes of residents.Apparently, the scam operation has now moved into Lower Alabama.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said fake telecom representatives are requesting permission to enter homes or apartments to inspect satellite equipment but…

City drafts ordinance governing expected tattoo, body-piercing establishment

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When a Milton, Fla. tattoo and body modification artist expressed interest in applying to the City of Atmore for a license to operate a business here, a major problem cropped up. The city had no ordinance governing such an establishment.City Codes Enforcement Officer Greg Vaughn and City Attorney Larry Wettermark finally ironed out an ordinance that will be considered a part of the city’s zoning…

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