Day: April 12, 2023

Mask protocol reinstated at ACH By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Now that it’s no longer cruising at pandemic speed, COVID has been mostly forgotten by a large portion of the local, state and national population. But the virus, which held the nation in its grasp for most of three years and killed 82 people in Escambia County, is anything but gone.Although the number of reported cases across Alabama since late…

As surely as Easter comes each year, the folks at Atmore First Baptist Church have a Cross covered in flowers to commemorate the death and resurrection of Christ. Cool and wet weather put a damper on some Easter activities this year, but the message of the Cross shines through.

Brown By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A trio of celebrity judges will decide which vehicle owners take home most of the trophies and cash prizes when State Line Pawn Shop in Atmore conducts the first Sharon Brown Car Show later this month. The folks who attend will select the grand prize winner.Plans are for the event — set for 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22 — to…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials announced April 6 that a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, has claimed the life of an 18-year-old Brewton man.According to State Trooper reports, the teen, whose identity has not been released, was fatally injured when the 2004 Ford F-150 in which he was a passenger left the roadway and struck several trees.The pickup was…