Month: November 2023

News Staff Report The Alabama Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund will assist Brewton attorney Earnie White in defending Escambia County District 6 School Board member Sherry Digmon in her pending impeachment case. AASB Executive Director Sally Smith issued the following statement Monday, November 13, on behalf of AASB: “The AASB Legal Assistance Fund (LAF) will assist in the defense of an Escambia County school board member facing an…

The annual meeting of the Escambia County Board of Education will be held Tuesday, November 28, 4:30 p.m., at the Atmore Central Office. The meeting was originally scheduled for November 16 in Brewton, but was changed in an October meeting.Ala. Code §16-8-4 requires the board to have an annual meeting in November of each year unless a different timeframe is set by local act. The board must elect a president…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite the rain that has fallen this week in the Atmore area, as well as forecasts for more rain over the next two weeks, state and local bans on outdoor burning remain in place.“We haven’t had enough rain to change things yet,” Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles said during the most recent city council meeting. “It’s going to take a long, soaking rain before the…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four Atmore City Council members swept through an unusually long agenda during their November 13 meeting.The panel, sitting without District 4’s Shawn Lassiter and District 2’s Jerome Webster, approved engineering and administrative agreements that will clear the way to improve drainage in the city’s northeastern quadrant, a contract that will provide a new operator for the local airport, and the purchases of a $640,000 fire…

Benjamin, Edwards, Wiggins only locals to face challengers By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The deadline for election qualifying came and went last Friday, November 10, without any late surprises.Two members of the Escambia County Board of Education, including its presiding officer, will face challenges for their respective seats in the March 5, 2024 Super Tuesday primary, as will the chairman of the Escambia County Commission.Chief Probate Clerk Natalie Rodgers reported…