December 2021 - Page 16 of 18

Atmore News

Wallace, Benjamin take BOE top spots

BOE President Coleman Wallace, Superintendent Michele McClung, BOE Vice-President Danny Benjamin News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education met in special session Monday, November 29, for the purpose of electing a board president and vice-president. There were no “new business” items on the agenda. The following was the only item under “old business.” “Pursuant to Ala. Code § 16-8-4, the board will meet in November of each year…

Closed for maintenance

CSX Transportation crews work Tuesday (November 30) on upgrading a rail crossing near Canoe. The crossings on Cowpen Creek Road, on which Escambia Academy is located, and Tumbling Lane will be closed for several days for maintenance. A spokesperson for Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the school can be accessed via North Canoe Road and Myrick Avenue or Randolph Avenue.

3-vehicle crash

Two people were injured, neither seriously, in a Tuesday, November 23, three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Craig and Main streets. Police reports show that a 2012 Jeep Laredo, driven by 45-year-old Fadhl Algabi of Tuscaloosa, ran the red light as he came off Craig at 4:15 p.m. His vehicle struck a 2019 Ford F250 driven by Spencer Rogers, 37, of Atmore, causing the truck to flip over and slide…

Impaired driver

An Atmore man was charged with driving under the influence after he eventually crashed into a tree in front of O’Reilly Auto Parts around 5:40 p.m. last Tuesday (November 23). Police reports show that Eric Peters, 66, who was driving a 2015 Chevy Malibu, veered off the roadway and traveled roughly 40 feet before hitting a street sign and an embankment. He then traveled another 60 feet before striking the…

Boxcar arrives

This rail car, donated to the city by CSX Transportation, is destined to become a performance stage at the new parking lot under construction at the corner of Trammell and West Ridgeley streets. The boxcar was parked at the Howard Street crossing early Tuesday, November 30, awaiting its final destination. No estimate was given as to when it will be moved to the parking lot.