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Shared social media post causes concern at ECMS By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police and Escambia County sheriff’s deputies made a show of force last week after a social media post by a girl from more than 800 miles away was shared by an Escambia County Middle School student and caused a significant level of concern among school officials, law enforcement and parents last Friday, September 24.But — as…
Auditions set
Auditions will be held Sunday, October 3, 2 p.m. for “All Together Now,” an international theater event coming to Atmore November 12 through 14.This is a musical review of 15 Broadway shows. Auditions will consist of singing 16 bars of a song. People interested in being in a special ensemble will need to demonstrate the ability to learn choreography.Please bring your own accompaniment.Auditions will be held at the Greater Escambia…
Taste of the South
Heritage Park was wall to wall people Thursday, September 23, for Taste of the South.The event was postponed from the previous week due to the threat of inclement weather, however, it could not have been better when Taste took place.As always, teams compete for bragging rights, with prizes given in five categories. In some cases these are not all the team members, but they’re the ones who accepted the “trophy.”…
Vehicle break-ins
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week police have identified a “person of interest” in a series of vehicle break-ins that has plagued residents of the city’s southwestern sector over the past few days.“We have established a person of interest and are actively searching for the subject at this time,” Brooks said Monday, September 20.The police chief said the break-ins took place in close…
Local COVID death toll tops 100
News Staff Report The recent resurgence of the COVID-19 virus and the spread of its variant have begun to take a toll on Atmore and the rest of Escambia County, as the local death toll surpassed 100 with 14 new fatalities reported over the past seven days.According to the Alabama Department of Public Health’s online COVID dashboard, at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the number of county residents who had succumbed to…