Day: July 15, 2020

McCantsCrenshaw By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two more Escambia County men were denied parole last week by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. The board gave consideration on July 7 to parole for 20 state inmates, including former county residents Samuel J. Crenshaw and Quayon McCants. Crenshaw, 33, has served three years and four months of a 15-year sentence imposed in Escambia County Circuit Court when he was…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members accepted during their Monday, July 13, meeting the low bid for a ditch work project and approved the emergency purchase of an air conditioning unit for the conference room at city hall. In a 10-minute session conducted by teleconference, the council also formally named City Clerk Becca Smith as Elections Manager and re-appointed Judd Coley and Robert White to the…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A “baker’s dozen” candidates, including five of six incumbents, qualified to run for election or re-election to the city’s governing body during the first week of the two-week qualifying period. City Clerk Becca Smith reported Monday afternoon that Mayor Jim Staff and all but one of the five council members had filed papers and paid qualifying fees to seek another term. The only exception…

News Staff Report Without fanfare or much public notice, the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce’s leadership changed last week. This notice from the Chamber to members was sent out on email July 9: “The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted in their recent board meeting for Anna Norton to serve as the Interim Executive Director effective immediately. Anna has previously served as the Chamber’s Executive Assistant. The…