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By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two local men were injured, one critically, in a two-vehicle crash that happened Sunday, June 28, on a rural highway. According to Alabama State Trooper reports, 22-year-old Cody L. Rolin and Austin R. Shuttlesworth, 23, were both flown by medical evacuation helicopter to area hospitals after the collision, which took place around 4:15 p.m. on Manack Bridge, which spans Booneville Road. According to a…

Dialogue, but no plan yet, for bridging racial divide The Rev. Dr. Monroe Tucker, front, facing the audience, gave the benediction to dismiss the meeting By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The public meeting held last Thursday, June 18, at Atmore City Hall Auditorium was the second in a proposed series of sessions designed to provide dialogue that could ultimately help devise a plan to bridge the gap between residents…

News Staff Report The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts’ production of “Young Frankenstein” ends its eight-performance run this week. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, seating is limited to 60 seats per show. By special arrangement, GECA will have shows on Thursday, June 25, Friday, June 26, Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7 p.m., and the Sunday show begins at 2 p.m.…

BOE hires 3 principals By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Big news came out of the Escambia County Board of Education meeting Thursday, June 18. Superintendent John Knott said the system’s schools will open Friday, August 7 – in classrooms. “We are in the process of developing complex plans for our faculty, staff and students,” Knott said Monday. “We’ll have a lot of provisions in place and plans for contingencies if…

Run-off July 14; city qualifying starts July 21 By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Qualifying for the 2020 Atmore city election begins in less than four weeks, and local voters will go to the polls in less than three weeks to help decide which Republican candidate will move on to face the Democratic incumbent in the November 3 General Election for one of Alabama’s two U.S. Senate seats. Also, voters…