Year: 2024

Atmore News

PCI hosts Secretary of the Interior
The Tribal Council and Secretary of Interior, from left, Sandy Hollinger, Arthur Mothershed, Robbie McGhee, Keith Martin, Stephanie A. Bryan, Secretary Deb Haaland, Justin Stabler, Amy Gantt, Charlotte Meckel. Special to Atmore News U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Monday, January 15, made a historic visit to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians reservation in Atmore. Secretary Haaland is the first Native American to serve as Secretary of…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago
Search launched for new CSFO
Rochelle Richardson discussed briefly the vacancy her leaving will create. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While Escambia County Board of Education members feel confident their search for a new superintendent is all but complete, they now must turn their attention to finding a new chief accountant.The board decided during its Thursday, January 18, meeting to turn to two outside sources — one to help fill the critical Chief Schools Financial…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Felony arrests
Woman jailed after police find meth, pot in borrowed car Tullis Ferrell Barlow By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was charged with felony and misdemeanor drug offenses after city police, investigating the possible theft of a vehicle, pulled over the vehicle and found illicit substances inside.The incident took place around 10:25 p.m. January 11, when a vehicle that had been reported stolen was spotted in the area of…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Woman victim of scam
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The woman sometimes cried as she told her sad story. She was the victim of a scam, and she told her story to keep others from making the same mistake – hopefully.We won’t publish her name. She lives in Bratt. For the purpose of this article, we’ll call her XYZ.Her story began January 11 when she got a phone call from “Publishers Clearinghouse.” She had won…
by Sherry Digmon access_time10 months ago
Restoring parents’ voices in the classroom
Congressman Jerry Carl Since Joe Biden took office, his Administration has been working around the clock to fundamentally change America’s K-12 education system so they can indoctrinate our school-aged children with their radical agenda and woke ideology. I’ve seen so many things out of this Administration that bother me greatly, especially when they labeled concerned and involved parents as “domestic terrorists.” This should anger us all.For decades, our children’s test…
by Submitted Article access_time10 months ago