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Four-vehicle crash on U.S. 31
Details are still unavailable, but U.S. 31 remained blocked to traffic at 5:15 p.m. after a four-vehicle crash involving a log truck and three passenger vehicles. Reports are that the passenger vehicles are a Ford Mustang, a Chevy sedan of unknown make and model, and a Chevy SUV. No reports have been received as to the extent of the injuries, but three ambulances were dispatched to the scene. A medical…
GECA to present ‘A Little Princess’
News Staff Report This month, the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts is presenting their children’s show, “A Little Princess” by Frances Hodgson Burnett. GECA will have two casts for this show, so if you have someone you really want to see, be sure to check with them about which cast they are performing with. Cast A performs Thursday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and 22: Sara Crewe – Emma Mast…
No word yet on ambulance merger terms
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: This article is the second in a three-part series on the announced merger of Atmore Ambulance Service and ASAP EMS-Ambulance and how the merger should improve response times in medical emergencies. Details of a reported merger between ASAP-EMS Ambulance and Atmore Ambulance Service have still not been forthcoming, but an employee of a Mobile law firm indicted this week that one of the…
Strand demolition
$3M restoration of historic theater finally under way By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer In order to save the Strand Theatre, it is necessary to destroy the Strand Theatre. Or at least a large portion of it. To restore the Strand to its former architectural glory, crews from Daphne-based Virginia Wrecking Co. began last week the process of knocking down or ripping out the back wall, seats, ceilings and all…
Holman shutdown
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Last week’s announcement by state prison officials — that the planned “decommissioning” of Holman Correctional Facility has been expedited by serious maintenance issues — has generated general concern that the Holman closure is the first step in shutting down the twin prison complexes just outside Atmore, where more than 250 area residents work. But a ranking state senator said there’s no need for concern,…