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Train, trailer collide

The driver of a tractor-trailer rig was not injured when a northbound CSX freight train slammed into the rear of his trailer around 10:30 a.m. last Friday, October 14, at the Industrial Drive crossing. The trucker, who drives for Big Creek Farms Hauling in Grand Bay, told CSX investigators he had no warning of the oncoming train. The trailer slid onto the U.S. 31 roadside, taking out a crossing signal…

Dump truck rollover

U.S. 31 South traffic was rerouted for about three hours last Friday, October 14, after a dump truck with a load of pea gravel and dirt overturned near B&G Storage, then two trailing dump trucks collided. The lead truck ran off the road and lost its load around 8:15 a.m., causing the second to stop suddenly, in turn causing the third to rear-end the second. Traffic was diverted around the…

Clearing the ditches

City of Atmore employee Forrest Phillips operates a front-end loader to clean out the northern ditch along Hollis Street Monday, October 17, as Woodrow Lawrence waits to take a truckload of debris to the landfill. The work marks the beginning of a citywide effort to clean out clogged ditches. Mayor Jim Staff said the ditch work would consist of ditches being cleaned out along one street in each of four…

A future that’s built on freedom

Congressman Jerry Carl There’s no doubt the United States of America is the greatest country on the planet, and I think it all stems from us being a country founded on freedom for all. The challenge for all of us is to preserve and protect this freedom for generations to come, instead of taking it for granted. One of my main motivators for getting involved in politics was to do…

EA 8th-graders strong at cross-country invitational

News Staff Report A pair of eighth-grade student athletes from Escambia Academy turned in impressive performances in last week’s AISA Junior High Invitational cross-country meet.Danny Doerr placed third overall in the boys 3.219-kilometer (two mile) run, posting a time of 12 minutes and 9.47 seconds, while Alexis Strength finished the course in 17 minutes and 13.45 seconds to finish 12th overall in the girls competition.The finish represented Strength’s personal best…