ECHS vs JHS AHSAA 4A State Championship photo gallery
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Making history
Blue Devils play in first state title game ECHS’s Sheldon Williams drives to the basket against two defenders. By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School Blue Devils did not get the ending they hoped for, as the team fell 85-49 during last Friday’s (March 4) AHSAA Class 4A state title matchup against Jacksonville in Birmingham. Even though ECHS walked away without a state championship win, they did not…
‘Name the Boxcar’ winner earns $100
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer As Main Street Atmore and City of Atmore officials prepare for the upcoming grand opening of the nearly completed Boxcar / Parking Lot Project, they are looking for help in naming the CSX rail car that is the development’s focal point.According to a flyer issued by MSA, the person whose suggested name is chosen will take home $100.To enter the Name the Boxcar contest, fill…
Traffic stops lead to felony drug arrests
Henderson Bright Thomas Hyatt By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four Atmore men, including one who was issued a summons and released more than a month ago due to COVID requirements at the county jail, were booked into the Escambia County Detention Center over the past week on felony drug possession charges that resulted from three separate traffic stops by city police.Norman Henderson, 39, was initially charged on January 21 with…
Threats lead to charges against ex-husband
Hands By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remained in the Escambia County Detention Center March 7, charged with making threats to his ex-wife and trying to break into her house during an ongoing dispute.Due to restrictions on accepting non-violent inmates at the county jail due to the COVID pandemic, 45-year-old Quentin Roosevelt Hands was issued a summons after a February 18 incident. He was physically arrested and processed…