Atmore News

Digmon, Fletcher invited to speak at Berkeley
By Atmore News Staff Atmore News publisher and co-owner Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher — both arrested last October for allegedly revealing grand jury secrets — have been invited to speak about the experience at this year’s Reva & David Logan Symposium on Investigative Reporting.The Symposium, held each April on the campus of University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), is set for April 19-21.The invitation to participate in the…
‘Dream season’
Young EA squads fall short in AISA Class A title quests The team and coaches with their trophy, from left, front, Bradley Spann, Hayden Sheets, Cameran Bryan, Y’Darius McNeal, Jamarion Crenshaw, Traegan James, Isaac Radcliff, Ty McCants, Coach Jerome Webster; back, Coach Larry Nichols, Charlie Sasser, Ronta Watson, Quinton Odom, Luke Bell. EA members of the AISA Class A All-Tournament Team, Ty McCants, left, and Ronta Watson By DON FLETCHERNews…
Four sign at ECHS
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Four young men sat on the stage at Escambia County High School Wednesday morning, February 7. It was a big day for them – National Signing Day, traditionally the first day a high school senior can sign a National Letter of Intent with a college.Three signed to play football, one basketball – Lorenzo Arnold Jr., Exavion “Buddy” Bradley, Elijah Thomas, and Stephen Williams.ECHS Principal Layton Knight…
Drive-through service
A local woman and a passenger in her 2016 Chevrolet Malibu escaped serious injury February 6 when the woman lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the sheltered portion of Atmore Grill (formerly Dean’s Grill), at the junction of North Main and Howard streets, just after 7 p.m. According to police reports, 22-year-old Kameran Boggan’s car slammed into the shelter’s support pole and its telecommunications pole and box after…
Blue Devils advance to Class 4A South Regional semifinals
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High’s boys basketball team continued to pick up steam last weekend, knocking off Bullock County by a 51-42 score in AHSAA Class 4A South Subregionals action on Saturday, February 10, and advancing into the South Regional semifinals.Cleo Bolar Jr. scored 20 points to help lead the way for the Blue Devils. According to the AHSAA website, ECHS will meet UMS-Wright in a semifinals…