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A Virginia Drive mobile home was a total loss last Thursday, October 22. Atmore and Poarch fire departments battled the blaze. AFD reports show that workers in the area reported the fire around 4:15 p.m. The lone occupant was not home. AFD spent about 90 minutes at the scene of the fire. News photo by Ditto Gorme

Collins Harwell By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two state inmates with area ties — Frank Collins Jr. of Atmore and Kimberly Renee Harwell of nearby Century, Fla. — were each granted parole during hearings held recently by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Collins, who could have been required to remain in state custody until at least October 15, 2034 had the board not granted him clemency, was…

30 new cases confirmed, 2 more deaths, since Friday News Staff Report Statewide Total confirmed cases: 186,437 Total deaths: 2,892 Escambia Co. Total confirmed cases: 1,749 Total deaths: 31 Atmore Nursing Center Total cases, Residents: 38 Total cases, Staff: 23 Covid-19 deaths: 7 West Gate Village Total cases, Residents: 68 Total cases, Staff: 42 Covid-19 deaths: 8 Atmore Community Hospital Total samples collected: 2,897 Total confirmed cases: 597 D.W. McMillan…

News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at a special board meeting October 7, via video conference. Resignation Laura Leigh Rambach, principal, W.S. Neal Middle School, effective October 31 , 2020Lia Zeiger, counselor, Escambia Career Readiness Center, effective October 16, 2020 EmploymentBrenda Gipson, elementary teacher, Escambia County Middle School, effective September 28, 2020 (replacing Leigh Ann Rowland)Shritha Johnson King,…

GFC Concrete crews prepared this week to pour the footing for the building. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The preliminary stages of a construction project don’t tell a lot about what that structure will be, but Calvin Grace, who directs the city of Atmore’s Public Works Department, can’t help but smile when he looks at the work going on just a few yards from his present base of operations.…