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ECHS Blue Devils logo on the building The new ECHS field house By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The public showing of Escambia County High School’s (ECHS’s) new $3 million athletic fieldhouse will take place this Friday, October 18, at 9:30 a.m., almost two months later than initially expected.ECHS Athletic Director Vincent Harris said the delay, due primarily to several days of September rain and supply chain problems that slowed the…

Special to Atmore News The Poarch Creek Indians have announced that Media Fusion, a tribally-owned business located in Huntsville, has been awarded the prestigious Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year award by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The award was presented during the 38th meeting of the Marshall Small Business Alliance.This event, held at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, was established to recognize companies and leaders…

Convenience store shooter was free on bond for Conecuh Co. murder when local man shot Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Edward La’Marlon Jaheim Williams, the 23-year-old man accused of shooting another local man during a September 28 argument in the parking lot of a local convenience store, remained behind bars at midweek.Williams, who was out of jail on bond for a 2023 Conecuh County murder at the time of…

News Staff Report Atmore’s Women of Distinction (WOD) group will hold its annual Cancer Walk this Saturday, October 12. The event, previously held closer to Williams Station Day, is now held on the second Saturday in October each year.Registration for the walk, which requires $10 from each participant, will begin at 9 a.m. at Atmore City Hall, with the walk scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.Proceeds from the registration fee…

Officer Joshua Hochstetler and Bantu Officer Justin Thompson and Bama News Staff Report The Atmore Police Department (APD) announced this week the addition of two K-9 officers, Bama and Bantu, to its law enforcement team. The new four-legged officers have already begun to play “a vital role in the department’s efforts to enhance public safety and combat crime in the community,” police officials said in a press release.APD began in…