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New machinist ap Special to Atmore News Coastal Alabama Community College has partnered with Alto Products Corp. for the first machinist apprenticeship in Southwest Alabama. It is the first such partnership in the region to be competency-based and builds on the college’s recent certification as a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship sponsor. For more than 50 years, Alto has manufactured over a billion friction clutches, steel reaction plates, and powertrain…

By EMILY WILSON Special to Atmore News The following notice was set from the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, July 1. After careful consideration and consulting with our members, trustees, community leaders, and healthcare professionals regarding the health and safety of everyone, the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has made the difficult decision in the best interest of our members and our community to cancel all…

BOE approves personnel changes By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education has met in two special sessions recently – Tuesday, June 30, and Monday, July 6. Special sessions are not unusual this time of year with routine “housekeeping” matters needing attention. At the meeting on July 6, the board approved the salary schedule for all system employees plus approved a “3 percent salary adjustment increase for…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama Republicans statewide and Republicans and Democrats across Alabama’s First District will go to the polls next Tuesday, July 14, in the long-delayed party runoff elections. The runoffs were initially scheduled for March 31 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing will reportedly be in place at all voting locations within Escambia County, and voters are encouraged to wear facemasks to…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City of Atmore economic development and legal representatives are working on a proposal that could bring a huge, farmer-owned peanut processing plant, along with more than 100 fulltime jobs, to Atmore Industrial Park. Atmore City Council members and Escambia County Commission Chairman Karean Reynolds and Vice-Chairman Brandon Smith heard during a special meeting held last Wednesday, July 1, in city council chambers that landing…