Year: 2020

Don Fletcher

Courthouses closed
Trio to conduct county’s day-to-day business By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County (Ala.) Commissioners took several steps last week — including closing the county courthouse in Brewton and the satellite courthouse in Atmore — to meet the social distancing and other suggestions issued by local, state and national health officials in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Commission Chairman Karean Reynolds confirmed that commissioners held an emergency meeting…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Cabaniss new ECHS principal
Brantley, Rowland not renewed By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Public school may not be in session due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the Escambia County Board of Education still has decisions to make. One of the pressing items has been filling the principal’s position at Escambia County High School. At the meeting Thursday, March 18, the board voted unanimously to hire Amy Cabaniss as principal. Cabaniss, a county supervisor who…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Coping with COVID-19
Church services, businesses, economy affected By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) across Alabama has had a profound effect on the lives of Atmore residents and has brought the local economy to a relative standstill. Stores, shops and other business entities have either closed their doors to the general public or cut their hours of operation. Items such as hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, toilet tissue, bread…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 22,2020
Glenna Sue Amos Beck Mrs. Glenna Sue Amos Beck, age 76, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Sue was born in Davisville, Fla. to William O. and Mellie Franklin Amos. She was a resident in Davisville until moving to Atmore in 2017. She attended Davisville Elementary School and graduated from Ernest Ward High School. She was retired from the First National Bank & Trust in Atmore after…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago