Month: March 2020

Josh Frye

EA hosts first track meet of the season
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter On Wednesday, March 11, before high school athletics were suspended, Escambia Academy hosted a 17-school track meet, the first — and possibly last — of the 2020 season. Led by two first-place finishes from distance runner Orlando Medina (800m and 1600m runs) and one first-place showing each from Chase Bell (300-meter hurdles), Tyler Newton (shot put), Jayson Helton (discus) and Landen Sims (triple jump), the…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
Slowing the spread: All hands on deck
As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to change the way we live our daily lives, it’s important to take note of the ways this challenging time has brought our communities together. It has been reassuring to see stories of neighbors helping neighbors in communities in Southwest Alabama and beyond. As we continue to treat this unprecedented challenge with the seriousness it deserves, let’s not forget to help our neighbors as best…
by Submitted Article access_time4 years ago
State prisons not accepting new inmates
News Staff Report Alabama Department of Corrections officials announced this week that, effective immediately, the department is placing a 30-day moratorium on new intakes from county jails. The restriction includes, but is not limited to, new commitments, court returns, and parolees and probationers who are revoked or sanctioned to a dunk (a sentence of usually three days in jail, ordered by a probation or parole officer for a technical violation).…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
‘Uncharted territory’
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said last week that APD officers and other emergency personnel are doing — and will continue to do — whatever it takes to keep city residents safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But, the police chief admitted, the spread of the virus and the measures that must be taken to stymie the spread, represent a new situation for him…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Some events canceled; others?
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials have canceled three upcoming events, including Easter in the Park, along with the final two sessions of Leadership Atmore, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The fate of this year’s Mayfest celebration, initially scheduled for May 2 at Tom Byrne Park, remained up in the air as April approached. Executive Director Emily Wilson announced that the popular…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago