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Voting places looked different this year as residents went to the polls for the municipal election Tuesday, August 25. In the day of coronavirus, precautions were taken. Hand sanitizer was available at entrances as were masks if voters did not have their own. Poll workers wore masks and face shields and worked from behind a partition. Shown are workers at city hall auditorium.

2 injured at apartment complex By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A juvenile and an adult were injured Sunday afternoon, August 23, when three gunmen fired several shots at them as they sat on a porch of an Atmore apartment complex. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that neither victim suffered a major injury in the incident, which occurred around 4:25 p.m. at Patterson Street Apartments. “The victims…

3 more deaths By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although sporadic patches continue to pop up across Alabama, statistics indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be on the decline. Escambia County showed only a nominal increase in the total number of confirmed cases, although three more local deaths have been chalked up to the virus. The bi-weekly report issued jointly by Alabama Department of Public Health and Escambia County…

Staff edges Smith in mayor’s race; Johnson upsets Walker in D3; Gideons wins D-5; Lassiter new D-4 rep; Nall, Webster re-elected Unofficial results from the Tuesday, Aug. 25, Atmore Municipal Election: Mayor Jim Staff (i) — 918 Susan Smith — 729 District 1 Webb Nall (i) — 148 Bernard Williams — 125 District 2 Jerome Webster (i) — 168 Angelia Norman — 112 District 3 Eunice Johnson — 154 Chris…

News Staff Report (Through August 17) Alabama 104,595 confirmed cases 1,855 deaths Escambia Co. 1,114 confirmed cases 17 deaths Hospitals Atmore Community 489 confirmed cases 2,268 samples collected 1,721 negative results 25 tests pending 33 tests inconclusive D.W. McMillan 220 confirmed cases 1,067 samples collected 805 negative results 18 tests pending 24 tests inconclusive Nursing Homes (Through August 2) Atmore Nursing Ctr. Residents: 33 positive cases Staff: 22 confirmed cases…