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By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alto quality control inspectors eyeball a finished shield When the coronavirus pandemic began to filter into Escambia County, David Landa found a simple way to help. As the virus continued to spread through the area and the nation’s supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers began to diminish, Landa found a simple way to help. Landa, president of Alto Products, began by buying…

Otherwise, storm passes quietly through Strong winds toppled a tree onto this Atmore home Sunday afternoon. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Stiff winds that reportedly reached gale force Sunday evening (April 12) felled cable and power lines, ripped limbs from trees and sent one giant oak crashing through the roof of an Atmore home. But as has been the case for more than a year, the violent weather system…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two Atmore firefighters returned to work Sunday after a two-day coronavirus quarantine that resulted from a mutual-aid medical call at a home just across the Florida line. The city firemen were among eight first responders dispatched April 7 to a Walnut Hill residence, where it was later determined that the patient died of a heart attack. Atmore firefighters are often requested at rural scenes…

Foster Kizer, left, and Bub Gideons observe social distancing while displaying the plaque designating the Strand as a historic place. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative connotations hogging most of the news lately, local residents needed a shot of something positive and uplifting. That arrived last week, when the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the Strand Theatre and adjoining Atmore Hardware Store building…