Day: December 23, 2020

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher No one would disagree 2020 has been an extraordinary year. Certainly, educators can attest to the kind of year it’s been. They’ve had to change how school is done, devising and adapting to new methods. In light of the extraordinary school year, the Escambia County Board of Education approved a resolution at the December 17 meeting extending “extraordinary compensation” for employees. The resolution reads in…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Many businesses in Atmore and the surrounding area were unable to procure federal or state funds to keep themselves solvent during the coronavirus pandemic and in the wake of back-to-back hurricanes. But a program devised by a group of local business owners and industrialists gives them another option to keep their doors open and their lights on. The Atmore Microloan Fund, which is managed…

Dixon By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore woman is free on bond after her December 10 arrest for shooting into an occupied vehicle at a local convenience store five days earlier. Atmore Police Department reports show that 22-year-old Samantha Lynette Dixon of a 5th Avenue address is charged with two counts of attempted murder in relation to the incident, which was apparently a part of an ongoing disagreement…

Local projects near $1 billion investment By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Monday, December 21, Atmore Industrial Development Board meeting started out as a discussion of a proposed convenience store-restaurant-gas station at Rivercane. It ended up with the realization that the new business is the latest component in an unprecedented rash of economic development projects. The meeting was attended in person by Mayor Jim Staff, Centerfire Economic CEO Jess…