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Back 2 School Boost
Volunteers from Grace Fellowship Church and Empowerment Tabernacle prepare to hand out backpacks and school supplies during the July 23 Back 2 School Boost at Escambia County Middle School. Organizer Ruth Robinson said the group expected to give away 500 backpacks and 1,000 uniforms during the event, which was held at the local school. Several organizations provided information, and volunteers gave away food that was donated by Feeding the Gulf…
Kirk is EA headmaster
Kirk Susie Kirk with EA board, from left, Sheldon Phillips, Lucas Andrews, board secretary Cathy Robinson, Susie Kirk, board president Chris McElhaney, Enga Jackson, Stacy Hardy, Tim Doerr. Members of the board not pictured are Rowdy Boyte, Martha Gookin, Larry Nichols, and BJ Reid. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Susan “Susie” Wooten Kirk was formally introduced Monday, July 18, as Escambia Academy’s new headmaster.Kirk, who was a teacher for eight…
Poor parenting
Couple faces chemical endangerment charge Allen Hadley Amerson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A July 12 raid by Atmore Police narcotics agents led to the arrest of three people, two of whom also face charges of chemical endangerment of a child, on felony drug charges.A search warrant was executed around 9 p.m. on a West Laurel Street residence occupied by 48-year-old Ethan Harold Allen and 26-year-old Sabrae Hadley.The drug cops…
Brothers arrested; crack, pot, pills found
C Murphy T Murphy Smith By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Atmore brothers were arrested July 12 on various drug possession and distribution charges after city police narcotics investigators executed a search warrant at a Wilkerson Street residence.The raid was conducted around 5:05 p.m. and yielded Tramadol pills, Ecstasy pills, a green leafy substance that field-tested positive for marijuana and two grinders. One grinder had marijuana residue in it; the…