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Only 28 new cases in county since last Friday By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Local health officials and local residents are keeping their fingers crossed that the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases will continue to decline. Although the report issued at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, by Escambia County Healthcare Authority showed that Alabama experienced 3,688 new cases over the past four days, only 28 of those were in…

City’s first black female council member ready to work on improving city Johnson By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Eunice Johnson had until recently never been directly involved in politics. But, the newly elected District 3 Atmore City Council member said, four years of prayer convinced her that she could make a difference, for her district and for the city. “I’ve been praying about this for four years, and I…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that one of three privately built “mega prisons” will be located in Escambia County. The other two will be built in Bibb and Elmore counties. According to a press release, the new 3,000-bed facility will be located on a site “near Bell Fork Road in Escambia County.” But Atmore Mayor Jim Staff said last week the massive…

Norton News Staff Report The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce and Corporate Trustees named Anna Norton as executive director Wednesday, September 2. Norton previously served as executive assistant and as interim director since early July. Norton, an Atmore native, is a 2004 graduate of Escambia Academy. While attending school, she was involved in numerous clubs and organizations, including the Chamber’s Youth Leadership Program (YLA). She was on the basketball and…

Atmore man charged with murder By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Knight An Atmore man remained behind bars as midweek approached, charged with murder in the death of an unidentified person whose body was found September 3 in a wooded area near Nokomis. Investigators with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Atmore Police Department were sent to the Nokomis area Thursday, Sept. 3, after a tip was received that a…