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Walker By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Details remained sketchy late Tuesday morning (June 21), but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows that an Atmore man was arrested early Tuesday morning, apparently on warrants issued by city police.The website indicates that 32-year-old Alton Wayne Walker was booked into the facility at 4:33 a.m. on one count each of third-degree theft, possession of an undisclosed controlled substance and possession of unidentified…

If you missed the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts’ performance of “Fools” last week, you have another chance to see this funny show this week, 7 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.If you saw the show last week, you might want to check it out again, since a different cast will be on stage. Leslie Garner and Andrew Barrow lead the cast this week…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Scammers are apparently becoming a little bolder these days, as city police received a report of a phone call that was shown on caller ID to have originated from Atmore Police Department’s primary non-emergency telephone number.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the complainant noticed the APD number on his phone and answered the call, only to have someone warn him that he had an outstanding warrant…

Some of APD’s older vehicles will be replaced when the new ones arrive. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The recent purchase of seven new police vehicles will allow Police Chief Chuck Brooks to rotate out of service any police cruisers that have just about reached the limits of their usefulness.The seven Ford Explorers will come from Stiver Ford in Montgomery at a cost of $279,000. The city will pay for…

Former EA coach Fountain selected to head W.S. Neal program Fountain By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Former Escambia Academy head football coach and athletic director Hugh Fountain will be returning to his roots. Fountain, head coach and athletic director at EA for the past 11 years, was officially hired Monday (June 13) as head coach and AD at W.S. Neal High (WSN). The announcement was made at the end…