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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Carl Madison, whose seven-decades coaching career made his name one of the most synonymous with high school football success in and beyond northwest Florida and southwest Alabama, passed away Sunday night, March 3, after a lengthy illness.Madison was born in Uriah and reared in Atmore. J.M. Tate High School’s football stadium is now named for him. He was not only noted for his coaching success,…

News Staff Report Although a prosecutor has still not been appointed to hear the case against them, Atmore News publisher and co-owner Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher have been summoned to appear in court at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, for a scheduling conference and motion hearing.Motions have been filed on behalf of both local journalists, asking that the charges of revealing grand jury secrets be dismissed. Whether…

ECMS was one of two local schools to show 14-point improvement on its latest state report card. In foreground, Nicole Spottswood, left, and ECMS Principal Forrest Jones, right, held the banner. In the background are BOE members Danny Benjamin, Mike Edwards, Cindy Jackson, Loumeek White, Sherry Digmon, Coleman Wallace; Deputy Director of Operations Shaun Goolsby; and Dr. Michele Collier. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer One of Dr. Michele Collier’s first…

No impeachment proceedings, Billy drops out of ‘grand jury secrets’ prosecution Atmore News Staff In a flurry of legal activity that occurred last Thursday and Friday (February 22-23), the county’s chief prosecutor not only recused himself from trying the case against two Atmore News journalists for revealing grand jury secrets, but also called a halt to impeachment proceedings he brought against one of them.District Attorney Steve Billy filed a motion…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four Atmore City Council members gave approval during their Monday, February 26, meeting for the city’s economic planner to go ahead with a plan that could take the collection of residential solid waste out of municipal hands.City Economic Planner Chris Walker said the city will be contacting several companies to see if they are interested in taking over the pickup and disposal of regular household…