Year: 2020

Another death, but only 21 new cases in past week By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Escambia County continued to slowly decline over the past week, as only 21 new cases were reported among county residents. The county’s death toll from the virus, however, climbed by one, to 24, and the total confirmed cases among county residents now numbers 1,323. Statewide, there was an increase…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Officials have asked, begged, cajoled, done everything but get on bended knee. And they might do that if they thought it would motivate people to fill out their census forms. If you think the census data doesn’t matter, it does. It affects federal funding –healthcare, education resources, transportation, housing – and representation in Congress, and more. Most recent information shows that Alabama ranks dead last…

News Staff Report When a hurricane hits, you can’t have too much help come to your rescue. That was certainly the case last week when numerous power companies sent crews to this area. Beth Thomas with Alabama Power reported that 15 states sent crews to restore power in the APCO Mobile district of which Atmore is part. Those states are Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South…

Meeting at city hall to discuss storm damage were, from left, Raymond Wiggins, Greg Albritton, Ron Peebles, Will Ainsworth, Jim Staff, Chuck Brooks. News Staff Report Escambia was one of three Alabama counties designated as eligible for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Individual Assistance program under the Major Disaster Declaration signed by President Trump on Monday, September 20, for damage and losses from Hurricane Sally. The Category 2 hurricane…

Toppled trees, flooding plague city, area As soon as weather permitted, residents and city employees started trying to clear driveways and streets. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer For the past three years, Atmore and the immediate area have escaped the wrath of major storms that have wreaked havoc on neighboring counties. Not this time. When Hurricane Sally stormed out of the Gulf of Mexico at Gulf Shores last Wednesday…