Day: August 5, 2020

McAdams By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore Police Department patrol cruiser was briefly involved last Saturday, August 1, in a high-speed chase that started in Bay Minette, carried into Atmore, then ended when a Mobile County man lost control of the stolen vehicle he was driving and fatally crashed in Cantonment, Fla. APD Chief Chuck Brooks said the city unit joined the chase but never drove at the…

Dodge driver, child seriously injured; Jeep driver still critical A 3-year-old was seriously injured in the crash. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Reports Although official reports indicate that five members of the same family suffered only minor injuries in a July 26 head-on collision on U.S. 31, that apparently wasn’t the case. Initial reports show that an Atmore man, Joseph D. Barnes, whose vehicle collided around 3 p.m. with one…

News Staff Report At a special meeting Friday, July 31, via video conference, the Escambia County Board of Education declared an emergency “regarding public health, safety or convenience pursuant to Section 16-13B-3 of the Code of Alabama for any and all items necessary for the needs of our schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (To include, but not limited to, supplies and equipment related to technology and remote / virtual learning, sanitizing supplies, PPE…