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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Just three days after the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) issued a Fire Danger Advisory for Escambia and 21 other Alabama counties, Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles announced that a burn ban was now in place inside the city limits.“I’m issuing a burn ban inside Atmore, effective immediately,” Peebles said Monday, October 28. “It will remain in effect until further notice, when conditions are better.”Peebles said…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher It was what we call a “Chamber of Commerce” day. You have an outdoor event planned and the weather cooperates beautifully.Such was the case Saturday, October 26, for Williams Station Day. Folks milled around, visited, shopped from booth to booth, enjoyed the entertainment and good food, all under cloudless skies. It was a bit warm, but past WSD events have been cold and blustery and rainy.With…

APD tight-lipped about former Army bomb expert’s plan for homemade devices Lofton By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police refused this week to confirm or deny reports that a former U.S. Army explosives disposal technician suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) — arrested last Tuesday, October 15, after two homemade bombs were discovered inside his residence — had plans to detonate the devices, or whether the devices were even armed.In…

Escambia County High School celebrated homecoming Friday, October 18, with the crowning of the king and queen. Shown is this year’s royalty, Homecoming King Calienté McCants, left, and Homecoming Queen Ziyonah Moye, right.

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia Academy officials announced this week that the school’s football team, riddled with injuries that left only a dozen players available, will not play the final two games of its 2024 schedule.“We’re devastated, but we will be OK,” Headmaster Susan Kirk said. “We started with 25 players; now we only have 12 healthy players, and three of them are junior varsity. We met with board…