Day: August 5, 2020

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The number of COVID-19 cases continued to climb this week, locally and statewide, but not at the accelerated pace experienced over recent weeks. More than 6,400 new cases were confirmed across the state over the past four days, according to the twice-weekly report filed jointly by Escambia County Healthcare Authority and Alabama Department of Public Health. The state’s death toll from the virus is…

Bryan, Mothershed, Fayard win Bryan Mothershed Fayard By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Two incumbents and a newcomer won seats on the Poarch Creek Tribal Council election held Saturday, August 1. Stephanie Bryan won an overwhelming vote of the people in her bid for reelection as Poarch Creek Indian chairman. She had 1,030 votes; her challenger, Dewitt Carter, received 267 votes. Incumbent Arthur Mothershed was one of nine candidates for two…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The Escambia County Commission will soon have its third chairman in slightly more than eight months. Karean Reynolds, who replaced Raymond Wiggins as the panel’s presiding officer on December 9, 2019, announced July 31 that “a future opportunity which will allow me to better serve our community” has prompted him to step down as commission chair. Reynolds, who was elected to the District 5…

Child rape suspect found asleep on Maxwell Street porch Payne By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police were able to peacefully take a Baldwin County man into custody on July 30, although the arrest apparently brought a peaceful moment to an end for the suspect. “We had gotten word that he was seen in the Maxwell Street area,” said Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks of 29-year-old Corneise Colins Payne.…