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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…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Council OKs retiree payments, designates Juneteenth a city holiday
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four of five Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval to three spending resolutions, formally added a new city holiday, and approved use of a city park for an upcoming back-to-school celebration during the council’s Monday, June 13, meeting.The council, sitting without District 5 rep Chris Harrison, quickly passed each of the resolutions. (Harrison was absent due to a family emergency, Mayor Jim Staff reported.)The…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Albritton honored by Military Officers Association
Col. Jerry Steele, left, presents the award to Sen. Greg Albritton By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News On Thursday, June 9, the South Alabama Chapter of Military Officers Association of America held a joint meeting with the Mobile and Baldwin County chapters to honor one of Alabama’s own, Senator Greg Albritton, who represents District 22 in the Alabama Senate.Senator Albritton’s military career began when he was in Naval ROTC at…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Former EA coach will take over W.S. Neal program
Fountain Former Escambia Academy head football coach and athletic director Hugh Fountain was named today as the new head football coach and athletic director at W.S. Neal High in Brewton. Fountain’s hiring was announced at a special meeting of the Escambia County Board of Education, held this morning (Monday, June 13) at the school system’s central office in Brewton. Officials of Pike Liberal Arts School in Troy announced two weeks…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Fountain resigns after one week at PLA
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Hugh Fountain’s tenure as head football coach and athletic director at Pike Liberal Arts School (PLA) was a short one. The former Escambia Academy and W.S. Neal football coach, whose signing of a reported five-year contract was announced by the Troy-located independent school last week, has decided not to take the job PLA Headmaster Eric Burkett told Al.com on Monday (June 6) that Fountain…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago