Year: 2021

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A post reportedly made on an internationally viewed social network service sent Atmore police scrambling to two local schools last Friday, December 17, to make sure the “challenge” made in the post was not carried out here. The Chinese web service is followed by people of all ages but is particularly popular with teens and preteens. When a local woman expressed concern December 16…

Case Taylor By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A drug problem that infects all levels of society made itself manifest locally again over the past week, as Atmore police officers and state drug agents each made a local arrest for possession of an illegal substance. Charges against three other individuals who were involved in a stolen vehicle incident (see story, this edition) also included drug possession. And it’s not just…

News Staff Report Debbie Bolden, who previously served as principal of Escambia County Middle School, is returning to the school on a part-time temporary basis. She was rehired by the Escambia County Board of Education during their regular meeting Thursday, December 16. In the absence of ECMS principal Takecia Barlow, Assistant Superintendent Sandra Reid has served as interim principal. Bolden will be a parttime administrator, not principal. Her employment begins…

AHSAA leaves ECHS in 4A; recheck of attendance numbers requested By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County High School, rumored to have been heading down a classification for the next two school terms, will most likely remain instead in Class 4A, Region 1 for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years. The Central Board of Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) announced the statewide region realignment, which is done every…

Satterwhite Wall Bell By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested three people on various charges after a December 16 incident that included a high-speed chase along rural roads and on traffic-heavy Interstate 65. Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that the person believed to have stolen the vehicle, along with the person authorities believe was waiting to take possession of it, were taken…