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Atmore veterinarian receives state award
Drs. Hank and Lacey Lee Special to Atmore News Dr. Hank Lee, co-owner of Lee Veterinary Clinic located in Atmore, was presented the Veterinarian of the Year Award by the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association (ALVMA) during an annual awards luncheon.Dr. Lee grew up on a beef cattle and row-crop farm in Atmore. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 1996, followed by a DVM from Auburn University’s College…
Yellow Hats introduce new school personnel
From left, Kike Pettaway, Forrest Jones, Vincent Harris By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Yellow Hat Society hosted a meet and greet Friday, June 10, to introduce newly hired school personnel – Escambia County Middle School principal Forrest Jones, Escambia County High School principal Kike Pettaway, and ECHS coach Vincent Harris.About 70 attended the event, including the following elected officials: State Representative Alan Baker, State Senator Greg Albritton, Commissioner Brandon Smith,…
Escaped killer back in custody
Jeffery Strugg, convicted of a 2009 murder in Mobile County, is back behind bars after enjoying about 18 hours of freedom. Alabama Department of Corrections officials announced shortly after noon today (Monday, May 16) that Strugg, who escaped from the minimum-custody Mobile Community Based Facility in Prichard around 5:25 p.m. Sunday, was recaptured around 11:25 a.m. today, in Mobile, by ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division, who used a K9 team…
Coaching merry-go-round
Brandon Wilcox hired at EA; Mike Sims heading to Excel Wilcox Sims By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A merry-go-round of coaching changes has filled coaching vacancies at three area schools — Escambia Academy, W.S. Neal High and Excel High.On the same day former EA headmaster, football coach and athletic director Hugh Fountain was hired as head coach and AD at W.S. Neal High, his heir-apparent, Mike Sims, rejected an offer…
1 felony drug arrest past week
Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer After a months-long flurry of such arrests, the county jail’s website and Atmore police reports indicate that city officers made only one felony drug arrest over the seven-day period ending Monday, June 13.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the June 10 arrest — like most of the drug arrests reported over the past several months by city police — stemmed from a…