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ECHS band sweeps competition
It’s great to do well in a competition, but when you walk away with all the first place trophies, it’s even better. The Escambia County High School Band (Blue Legion) swept the top spots at a band competition in Daleville, Ala., last Saturday, September 29. Band Director Hayley Cockrell said 12 bands competed – ECHS, Monroe County High, Abbeville, Port St. Joe, Geneva County High School, Geneva High School, Opp,…
Robbery suspects sought – Local Walgreens latest target
  Click on the below link to view the video trim.49E4D109-588B-4C4E-BA1E-95F82750082B City police detectives are still trying to determine the identities of two masked men, one of them brandishing a handgun, who rushed into the Atmore Walgreens last week and made off with an unspecified quantity of prescription medications and an undisclosed amount of cash. Police Chief Chuck Brooks revealed late last week that city police were sent to the…
Purloined parrot reappears
Atmore police have lodged misdemeanor theft and trespassing charges against a Santa Rosa County, Fla. man after he allegedly took a local nursing center’s feathery pet from its perch and kept it for several days before returning it. George Williamson, 57, of Milton has been charged in connection with the bird-napping, which took place at Atmore Nursing Center on Laurel Street. An employee of Escambia County Detention Center’s booking and…
Obituaries for the week of September 27, 2017
Vernell K. Tims Mrs. Vernell K. Tims, age 87, of Oak Grove, Fla., passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Atmore, Ala. She was a homemaker. She was born in Holland Town, Fla. to the late John P. and Carlie Garrett Kimbro. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Earl Kimbro, Howard Kimbro, Nathan Kimbro and Walter Kimbro and a sister, Elma Ezel. Mrs. Tims is survived by her…