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New ECHS head coach hired
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education accepted Rico Jackson’s resignation at the December 20 meeting. At the same meeting, they approved the hiring of his replacement. Jackson, who was head coach at Escambia County High School for a year and a half, announced in early December he was leaving to take a head coaching job at Murphy High School in Mobile. Thursday, the board…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
ACH public hearing held
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The December 18 public hearing on a proposed new hospital for Atmore went just about as expected. City and county healthcare officials reinforced their point that the new facility should be built near Interstate 65, and there was little dissent among the members of the general public who attended. More than 50 people, the majority of them Atmore Community Hospital officials or employees, were…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Atmore News schedule
Working around the holidays By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer At Atmore News, we often work around holidays, but we’re in a unique situation this month with Christmas falling on a Tuesday, which is our print and delivery day. Several weeks ago, we began talking with Bo Bolton, owner of the Monroe Journal where our paper is printed. Bo is shutting down the press Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Fugitive captured here after filing complaint
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer In the past two years, local law enforcement officers and federal marshals have located and taken into custody inside Atmore’s city limits individuals who fled here to escape the justice systems of Texas, Massachusetts and New York. Authorities can now add Michigan to the list. And the latest fugitive taken into custody in Atmore can only blame himself that his temporary freedom came to…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Candyland Christmas Party is Saturday
News Staff Report Children of all ages from Atmore and the surrounding area are invited to celebrate the holiday season by attending one of the community’s longest-running holiday celebrations, the 12th annual Candyland Christmas Party, which will take place this Saturday, December 22, at Grace Fellowship Church. A “full meal” dinner, as well as snacks, will be provided to each person who attends the free event, which starts at 3…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago