Month: April 2025

APD now offers text-to-911, help with Neighborhood Watch setups By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks announced during the most recent Atmore City Council meeting two new initiatives — one designed to aid victims who find themselves in a dangerous situation, especially during domestic incidents, the other to improve general safety within the city through community involvement.911 textsBrooks said the Emergency Communications Center at Atmore Police Department…

Special to Atmore News This spring, GECA Theater invites you to uncover the truth in “Sherlock Holmes and the Presidential Scandal” – a thrilling modern reimagining of the world’s most famous detective story, written and directed by Ollie Jaye.When a Jack the Ripper copycat emerges, Sherlock Holmes and his brilliant partner, Dr. Jane Watson, quickly find themselves swept into an explosive international conspiracy. The President of the United States is…

Special to Atmore News In the overnight hours of Saturday, March 15, 2025, First Presbyterian Church of Atmore was struck by lightning and caught fire, destroying both the historic sanctuary, built around 1928, and the newer education and administration annex, added in the mid-1990s. Dozens of firefighters from many area fire departments responded to the overnight blaze, and fought valiantly to save the building. We thank God for their bravery…

Superintendent Dr. Michele Collier, right, refers to power point data as she discusses the uniform policy. Board members shown are, from left, Greg Dawkins, Jerry Wilson, and Loumeek White. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although things will remain the same for now as far as school uniforms for students in Escambia County Schools, county education officials are working and reworking several proposed amendments to the policy.Superintendent of Education Dr. Michele…