Year: 2022

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Board of Education members Cindy Jackson (District 4) and Sherry Digmon (District 6) handily won their respective May 24 Republican Primary races and retained their seats, but County Commission District 3 voters still have to decide whether the incumbent, or the man he replaced four years ago, will represent the district.According to data furnished by Chief Clerk Natalie Rogers with Probate Judge Doug…

Fountain By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia Academy Headmaster and Athletic Director Hugh Fountain, who over 11 years led the Cougars to a 94-31 record that included two state championships, was introduced Monday (May 29) as the new head football coach and athletic director at Pike Liberal Arts School.Fountain, whose teams also won four region championships, has served as EA’s headmaster since 2017. He will take over a strong program…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The May 24 slaughter of 19 students and teachers, along with the wounding of 17 others at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school might have facilitated the action, but Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said he and school officials had discussed keeping School Resource Officers (SROs) in place over the summer long before that tragedy occurred.“We had been in talks early on about trying to do…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Three incumbents face challengers in the Poarch Tribal Council election set for Saturday, June 4.The races are as follows:For the secretary position, incumbent Charlotte McGhee Meckel is challenged by Nioma Jackson Till.For the treasurer position, incumbent Amy Bryan Gantt is challenged by Chance Jackson and Denise Young.Dewitt Carter, who holds the at large seat, is facing four challengers – Keith Wayne Colbert, Carla McGhee Hammonds, Douglas…

Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 43-year-old Atmore man is behind bars after an investigation that began in February led to the determination that he had been committing financial exploiting of an elderly person through her bank account.The investigation began February 10, according to Atmore Police Department reports, when one of the victim’s family members reported that someone was apparently taking financial advantage of his relative.The family member identified…