Year: 2022

Santa always arrives in Atmore during the annual Christmas parade. This year, he sat atop the First National Bank & Trust sleigh. Santa was accompanied by Eli Strawbridge, son of FNB&T employee Megan Strawbridge. Click link below to view Christmas Parade photo gallery https://atmorenews.com/gallery/christmas-parade/tm_pg_album/christmas-parade/

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting two members short, approved during the Monday, December 12, council meeting a resolution that will annex into the city a three-mile stretch along Alabama 21, effectively bridging the gap between downtown and Rivercane.With District 2’s Jerome Webster and District 3’s Eunice Johnson absent due to unspecified conflicts, the other three council members gave a unanimous blessing to the plan, which calls…

ECHS math teacher indicted for sex with student while at Mobile school Calhoun By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County High School math teacher, hired less than three months ago, is now on paid administrative leave after his recent indictment in Mobile County on charges he engaged in sexual activity with a student while teaching at LeFlore High School in Mobile.Escambia County School System officials said the employee —…