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EA officials: Threat against school not valid
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia Academy Headmaster Hugh Fountain said Tuesday that school officials have not been able to determine who started a rumor that evolved into a reported threat against the school, supposedly made by a student who posted it on a social media site. The threat was reportedly posted Monday night, October 29, on Snapchat. According to a message from the aunt of another EA student,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
The opioid crisis
Atmore, Escambia County not immune to addiction epidemic By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: This article is the first in a two-part series on the opioid crisis and its effect locally. Part two, which will be published in the November 7 edition of Atmore News, will deal with the options available for those addicted to opium-based pain medications. A medical problem that began cropping up in the 1990s has…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Sheriff, BOE seat, legislative seat on ballot
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Like their counterparts across the state, Escambia County voters will help select in the November 6 General Election the individual who will fill the governor’s seat for the next four years. But local voters will also choose the county’s first new sheriff since 2003 and help select the local area’s representative in the Alabama Legislature. Some will also decide between an incumbent school board…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Resurfacing
Commissioner announces roads on ‘short list’ By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Commissioners, in advance of the onset of a $2.5 million paving project funded from sales tax revenues and a commitment from Poarch Band of Creek Indians, were tasked with providing a list of roads in their respective districts that will get new surfaces under the plan. Each commissioner’s short list will apparently live up to its…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
It’s time for WSD
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer Williams Station Day, Atmore’s heritage festival, will be held this Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Chamber Executive Director Emily Wilson says the day will have something for everyone – juried art, non-juried art, kids’ activities, entertainment, great food, and much more. The only thing that some folks will miss is the 5K run which was to be replaced with an…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago