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Leaving ECHS for CACC By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Dennis Fuqua, a Brewton native who has been principal at Escambia County High School for the past seven years, is heading home. Fuqua, a graduate of and former football player at W.S. Neal High School, publicly confirmed last week that he has resigned his position at ECHS and will take over as campus director for Coastal Alabama Community College’s Brewton…

In photo at left, from left, Atmore firefighters Capt. Zack Stewart and Jesse Boone stand by as A.J. Beachy and Lt. Wayne Kelley make sure a December 20 fire is out under the hood of an automobile at Pilger Chevrolet. At right, a firefighter sets up an exhaust fan to pull smoke from a West Craig Street home after a December 23 stove fire.

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher While we’re “rockin’ around the Christmas tree” and singing Auld Lang Syne, we’re also working around a scheduling nightmare. First, Atmore News. Our regular publish date is December 25. That week, we’ll publish the paper on Monday, December 23. We’ll do our home delivery and fill the racks and inside store sales that evening. The office will be closed Tuesday through Thursday, December 24-26. The…

Thousands lined the streets Saturday evening, December 14, for the annual Christmas parade. This year’s theme was Dr. Seuss. Atmore Community “Who-Spital” (at left) won first place and Poarch Facilities (at right) won the Judges Award for “Oh, The Places You’ll Go.” The Lions Club float won second place and K-9 Kleaners was third.