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Teens jailed in shooting; 2 others sought Adams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have arrested an 18-year-old Atmore man and a 17-year-old juvenile they plan to charge as an adult in connection to the Wednesday, May 7, shooting at the junction of North Main and Howard streets. The juvenile is also charged with firing several shots into an East School Street residence in late April.Dexter Adams, 18, was…

The 5th annual Atmore Mental Health Awareness Walk & Resource Fair is set for this Saturday, May 17, beginning at 10 a.m. at Boxcar Willie Park and ending at Heritage Park, where information booths will be set up, support offered and fun activities available. The event is organized by Mental Health Consultant and Coach Marlo Young.

Albritton By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Sixty-three-year-old Debra S. “Sis” Albritton, a retired hospice nurse widely known and respected in and around Atmore, was remembered this week by former classmates and family members of former patients as an excellent nurse who treated her patients with compassion and kindness.Albritton lost her life in a single-vehicle car crash that occurred May 5 on Booneville Road, about 16 miles north of Atmore.“I graduated…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Five of seven Escambia County Board of Education members moved swiftly through a short agenda during the May 8 BOE meeting, approving three spending items and cementing the school system’s summer-employee roster. The board, with District 1’s Kevin Hoomes and District 4’s Cindy Jackson unable to attend, approved 104 personnel moves, including the hiring of 83 teachers, counselors, maintenance personnel, specialists and support staff…

News Staff Report Escambia County Health Care Authority (ECHCA) officials are asking community leaders, healthcare advocates and residents across the county for support of a proposed 4-mill property tax increase that will help provide much-needed funding for local healthcare needs.The tax increase, if approved, will double the amount of public healthcare taxes paid each year by property owners. Revenues from the new revenue stream will be used to help finance…