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By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Board of Education members approved during their July 31 meeting the expenditure of $170,815.79 for educational technology services, professional development for teachers and other services. All but $10,937.08 of the expenditures are to be paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds, federal money that was allotted to help recover from the impact of COVID-19 and which must be…

Patterson Street Apartments getting makeover Painting materials outside freshly painted apartments. Portion of a wing before renovation By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nathan Byrd doesn’t live in Atmore, but he now owns property here. Therefore, the Saraland businessman has two goals in mind as he reclaims Patterson Street Apartments, a 77-unit complex that for many years has been a local eyesore and a haven for criminal activity.“That’s what I’ve been…

Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Perdido man, recognized as fitting the description of a man who is the subject of several outstanding arrest warrants, had two felony charges tacked on after he went berserk when Atmore police tried to take him into custody.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that 23-year-old Joshua Tyler Johnson was arrested around 10:15 a.m. on July 20. Johnson apparently expressed his displeasure with…

To say Pride of Atmore Myrna’s Salad Luncheon was a huge success is quite the understatement. While we don’t have an official count, Pride members estimated more than 400 people (as many as 450) came for lunch at the newly renovated Encore Monday, July 24. At the beginning of the event, Myrna Monroe was greeted with a standing ovation and applause as she entered the room. Pride member Bub Gideons…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, in a brief July 24 session, approved an alcoholic beverages license for a business that will be opening soon and gave the green light to the transfer of the licenses for the three remaining local stores involved in the recent Diamond Foods divestiture of 20 gasoline station-convenience stores across Southwest Alabama and Northwest Florida.The new license was approved for Grizzly Pizza LLC,…