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EA volleyball Senior Night
News Staff Report Escambia Academy honored volleyball players during Senior Night Tuesday, October 1. Shown are, from left,Paisley Donaldson, Ana Chesley Robinson, Madison Freeman, and coach Mandi Carter. EA won over Pensacola Home School that evening.“This night was extra special for me because this group of seniors were a part of the first teams I coached at EA,” Carter said. “They definitely have grown as players since the sixth grade.…
Learning about pets
Edi Kelley and Fini, at left, talk about pet care By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Edi Kelley knows how to win the hearts of Pre-K four-year-olds – bring a pup to class!Thursday, October 3, she brought Fini who loved the kids as much as they loved her.Kelley is director of Paws Crossed Rescue in Brewton, a non-profit, no-kill, foster-based rescue serving the Brewton and East Brewton areas.A.C. Moore Primary School teacher…
Shooting arrest
Attempted murder charge filed Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 23-year-old Atmore man was arrested Monday (September 30) and charged with the late Saturday shooting of another man in the parking lot of a local convenience store.Atmore Police Department investigators were able to obtain positive identification that Edward La’Marlon Jaheim Williams was the man who did the shooting. APD officers took Williams into custody at 1:35 p.m. Monday at…
Lowery resigns as ACH administrator
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Healthcare Authority (ECHCA) Chair Debbie Rowell confirmed this week that the struggling healthcare authority has begun searching for the third time since 2016 for a new administrator to take over the top administrative duties at Atmore Community Hospital. The search was necessitated by the recent resignation of Brad Lowery, a 2010 Northview High School graduate who had been in charge of hospital…