Day: December 6, 2017

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ECMS students participate in bicentennial art competition
All students at Escambia County Middle School were given the opportunity to participate in the State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Exhibit and Bicentennial Celebration. The key element of the art entry is that the artwork must be related to the state of Alabama by person, place, or experience. ECMS had a schoolwide competition on November 2. The winners are Na’Layla Kidd, fourth grade; Hunter Moye, fourth grade; Marshawn Johnson, fifth grade;…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
AFD toy drive Saturday
For the 10th successive year Atmore Fire Department personnel will collect donated toys to help make Christmas a little brighter for children of local families in need. For the second successive year, they will have help from a cadre of costumed comic book characters. The annual AFD toy drive will take place from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. (or thereabouts) this Saturday, December 9, at Walmart. “We say nine to…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Couple tied up, robbed
A Florida man was arrested Saturday (December 2) when he returned to the South Main Street home of a friend’s parents where he had several hours earlier tied the couple up, robbed them at knife-point and stolen their vehicle after having been invited inside the residence by the unsuspecting couple. Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed Tuesday that 51-year-old Albert Dubose, of an unspecified Florida address, was taken into custody around…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago