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Smith By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man, picked up by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a probation violation charge, found himself further charged with four drug-related offenses after he was booked into the county jail. Sheriff’s reports show that 41-year-old LaPatrick Devon Smith, apparently of a Jack Springs Road address, was arrested December 15 on the probation warrant and was processed into the Escambia County Detention…

Harrell By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher On hearing of Ruth Harrell’s passing Thursday, December 31, one of her friends said, “So much knowledge passed with her.” It could be said of Ruth Harrell that a library died when she died. Ruth lived between Atmore and Flomaton, but her home was all of Escambia County, and she worked tirelessly to improve healthcare for her fellow residents. Her work in healthcare and…

Peavy By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A former Brewton resident who now lives in Baldwin County was caught shortly after he broke into a home near Canoe on December 28. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed this week that first, James Tyler Peavy, 30, of a Bon Secour address, was caught on camera while committing the crime, then caught relatively quickly by city police officers. Brooks said dispatchers received…

EA places 5 on AISA first team; ECHS player gets Class 4A mention By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Five players from Escambia Academy were selected as first-team members of the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) 2020 AISA All-State football team, and a key player from Escambia County High School earned honorable mention on ASWA’s 2020 AHSAA All-State roster. The postseason honors were announced December 23. The AISA team is made…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Many local Frontier Communications customers, including the city police department and the local hospital, are still without telephone service this week due to a multi-state outage. A company spokesman reported that the outage is “widespread, through many states,” and is possibly related to the Christmas morning bombing in Nashville, Tenn. The spokesman said “many are working on the issue” but admitted that the company…