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New wheels for meals Shown from left with the new cars, Karean Reynolds, Brandon Smith, Steven Dickey, Shelia Brown, Larry White, Amy Roberson (Assistant Director, Agency on Aging), Raymond Wiggins. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Senior centers in Escambia County have been delivering 695 meals a day to citizens who are age 60 or older. Now the county commission has taken a huge step in helping to increase that number.In…

ECSO probes gun discharge at ECHS gym By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators expect to make at least one arrest in connection to a November 9 incident during which two people suffered minor injuries when a gun accidentally discharged during an Escambia County High School (ECHS) basketball game.The incident reportedly occurred with less than two minutes to play in the girls varsity game. The boys varsity…

News Staff Report The Alabama Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund will assist Brewton attorney Earnie White in defending Escambia County District 6 School Board member Sherry Digmon in her pending impeachment case. AASB Executive Director Sally Smith issued the following statement Monday, November 13, on behalf of AASB: “The AASB Legal Assistance Fund (LAF) will assist in the defense of an Escambia County school board member facing an…

The annual meeting of the Escambia County Board of Education will be held Tuesday, November 28, 4:30 p.m., at the Atmore Central Office. The meeting was originally scheduled for November 16 in Brewton, but was changed in an October meeting.Ala. Code §16-8-4 requires the board to have an annual meeting in November of each year unless a different timeframe is set by local act. The board must elect a president…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite the rain that has fallen this week in the Atmore area, as well as forecasts for more rain over the next two weeks, state and local bans on outdoor burning remain in place.“We haven’t had enough rain to change things yet,” Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles said during the most recent city council meeting. “It’s going to take a long, soaking rain before the…