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Grant Note: The following announcement was submitted by the candidate. My name is Andreas Grant, and I’m proud to announce my candidacy for City Council representing District 2 here in Atmore.Though my career took me away for a time, Atmore has always been home. I’m a proud graduate of Escambia County High School; and I still carry the lessons I learned here, especially those taught by Mrs. Helton, a recently…

City’s new Mayor Pro Tem Jerome Webster, left, is sworn in as Mayor Pro Tem by Municipal Court Judge Karean Reynolds. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Acting Mayor Shawn Lassiter’s first Atmore City Council meeting, held Monday, June 9, went smoothly and provided a preview of things to come.Lassiter, who vowed that most meetings would be different, especially in that they would last longer than those in the past and…

Collier Special to Atmore News The Escambia County Board of Education announced last week that Dr. Michele W. Collier, Superintendent of Escambia County Schools, has been named District 1 Superintendent of the Year by the School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA).District 1 includes Baldwin, Mobile, Saraland, Satsuma, Chickasaw, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, and Escambia counties.In response to the announcement, Dr. Collier stated, “I am honored and thankful to represent District 1, which…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer During a June 5 special called meeting, Escambia County Board of Education (BOE) members spent more than half an hour discussing the pros and cons of abandoning the system’s current uniform policy before voting to do away with the policy in favor of a dress code that will serve the intended purpose while lessening the financial burden on parents. After Superintendent of Education Dr.…

Moore By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A month after a group of individuals fired nearly four dozen shots into and at a car that was approaching the junction of Main and Howard streets, the sixth and final suspect is now in custody.Atmore Police Department (APD) officials announced Monday, June 9, that 19-year-old Lemareyoun Moore of Atmore was taken into custody June 6 when he came to police headquarters and surrendered…