Month: October 2020

The Harrison family waiting at the polls on election day, from left, Harper, Chris, Courtney, Riley. Not pictured is daughter Meredith. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Incumbent Chris Harrison tallied 121 votes to 100 for challenger Bub Gideons to win the October 6 run-off election and earn a third term as the Atmore City Council’s District 5 representative. In on-site voting, Harrison gained a 111-90 advantage, and each candidate…

News Staff Report According to the joint COVID-19 report issued Tuesday, October 13, by Escambia County Healthcare Authority and Alabama Department of Public Health, the state now has experienced 147,083 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, with 20,110 others designated as “probable.” Statewide, more than 2,500 deaths (2,550) have been attributed to the virus, with 156 others that are listed as “probable.” The state has seen 14,323 cases in the…

Man shot at, arrested after pointing BB gun at APD officer Dixon By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man remained behind county bars but unhurt as midweek approached after he pointed a weapon that turned out to be a BB gun at a city police officer Saturday night (October 10) in a dark location along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Police Chief Chuck Brooks said Monday that Derek…

Harrison Incumbent Chris Harrison tallied 121 votes to 100 for challenger Bub Gideons in the District 5 run-off election and earned a third term on the Atmore City Council. In on-site voting, Harrison gained a 111-90 advantage, and each candidate received 10 absentee votes. Gideons, who finished first in the August 25 municipal balloting, was unsuccessful in his attempt to become the council’s third new member. Shawn Lassiter (District 4)…