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BOE approves personnel recommendations

The following personnel recommendations by Escambia County Superintendent of Education John Knott were approved by the Board of Education at the regular meeting Thursday, September 14. Resignation 1. Brandy Baggett, elementary teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, amended effective date of August 18, 2017. 2. Kathie Chumley, PE instructional aide, Escambia County Middle School, effective August 31, 2017. Employment 1. Marcia Adams, site coordinator, 21st Century Community Learning Center After School…

Obituaries for the week of August 30, 2017

Jason Edward Reid Mr. Jason Reid, age 45, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017. He was born in Garland, Texas to Charles and Christine Reid. The family moved to Pelham, Alabama in 1986 and Jason graduated from Pelham High School in 1990. He graduated from Auburn University in 1996. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edgar Hugh and Estelle Reid; Thomas and Louise Folmar and his father Charles…

Obituaries for the week of September 13, 2017

Ronald E. Stanley Mr. Ronald E. Stanley, age 61, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at his home in Atmore, Ala. He was a native and life-long resident of Atmore. He was the owner and operator of Stanley Septic Tank & Contracting. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and outdoorsman and a member of the 5 Alive Bass Club. He was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death…

Arrest made in August bike-rider murder – Warrant service also yields 3 felony pot possession arrests

Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed Friday morning that city police have arrested a local man in connection with the August 3 shooting death of 31-year-old Shawn Oneil Quarles. Quarles, a Camden resident, was gunned down as he rode his bicycle along Ann Street, on his way to a local convenience store. Police served a murder warrant Wednesday on Ladarius Jamaal Crenshaw, 22, at a Patterson Street Apartments unit.…

Doing the right thing

By Missie Tschida All too often these days, we find ourselves reading or listening to news about young people doing the wrong thing. Today (Sept. 7), I had the pleasure of catching a young person doing the right thing. Mail delivery person, Marvin Stallworth, was delivering mail to the home of Angela Searcy and her son, Seth, this morning. Upon approaching the home, Mr. Stallworth saw 11-year-old Seth outside on…