Month: August 2020

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police and firefighters take all kinds of precautions to avoid contracting COVID-19. They wear top-notch personal protective gear and they are warned in advance that they are being sent to a location where COVID-19 has been — and still may be — present. Still, the public safety officers are not immune to the novel coronavirus, which has been confirmed in more than 1,000…

Blackmon Mallory Jones News Staff Report The Distinguished Young Women of Escambia County hosted a “watch party” Saturday, August 22, to showcase the Class of 2021 and name the Distinguished Young Woman of 2021 and two alternates. The 2021 DYW of Escambia County is Olivia Blackmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jayson Nichols Blackmon. Olivia attends T.R. Miller High School. The 1st Alternate is Hannah Mallory, daughter of Peter Jackson…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Dripping water and falling ceiling tiles made it overly obvious several months ago that the “band-aids” placed liberally across Atmore City Hall Auditorium’s roof were no longer sufficient to treat the facility’s wounds. Ronny Wedgeworth, owner of Flomaton-based Dan Wedgeworth Roofing Co., and his crew began recently an emergency roof-replacement project that was approved by the city council on June 8 at an estimated…

Voting places looked different this year as residents went to the polls for the municipal election Tuesday, August 25. In the day of coronavirus, precautions were taken. Hand sanitizer was available at entrances as were masks if voters did not have their own. Poll workers wore masks and face shields and worked from behind a partition. Shown are workers at city hall auditorium.

2 injured at apartment complex By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A juvenile and an adult were injured Sunday afternoon, August 23, when three gunmen fired several shots at them as they sat on a porch of an Atmore apartment complex. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that neither victim suffered a major injury in the incident, which occurred around 4:25 p.m. at Patterson Street Apartments. “The victims…