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Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for February. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Country Express #2, Brewton , 86, limited food Little Hands Childcare Center, East Brewton , 87, daycare food service Quick Stop Food Mart, LLC, Atmore, 87, FSE HNM 103 LLC, S Blvd., Brewton, 87, FSE HNM 102…
by Atmore News access_time3 weeks ago
Road rage incident lands Fla. man in jail for Spice possession
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrest was reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period March 9-15:Brian Pena Sanchez Sanchez The 35-year-old Gulf Breeze, Fla. man, apparently unhappy with most of the drivers he encountered on March 13, was arrested on a felony drug charge when he decided to vent his anger.APD reports show that a patrol officer pulled Sanchez’s vehicle over around…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 weeks ago
ECHS’s Bolar named to 4A All-State team
News Staff Report Escambia County High’s Cleo Bolar IV, a 6-0 junior guard, was selected by Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) members to the organization’s Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 4A All-State squad.Bolar, who was named to the third team, came into his own last year as a sophomore and has become one of ECHS’s offensive and defensive leaders over the past two years.According to stats posted on…
by Atmore News access_time3 weeks ago
A helping hand
PCI donates $750,000 to ACH At the check presentation, from left, Dylan McGhee, Charlotte Meckel, Stephanie Bryan, Justin Stabler, Wes Nall Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital announced Thursday, March 6, that the Poarch Creek Indians have donated $750,000 to the hospital.According to a press release from ACH: The Tribe’s donation is part of an ongoing commitment to ensuring that the larger community in and around Atmore continues to…
by Atmore News access_time4 weeks ago
APD awaiting crime lab analyses in Ashley St. shootings
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Department’s separate investigations into a pair of December shootings that occurred two weeks apart on Ashley Street, including one in which two local men were murdered, have been moved to a back burner.It’s not that local police don’t have evidence that could tie one or more individuals to one or both of the crimes. It’s just that an overworked and understaffed state crime…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 weeks ago