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News Staff Report Mark your calendar. You’ll need to in order to keep up with the Christmas events coming up in the next few weeks. Following are Chamber of Commerce events you don’t want to miss. Santa in the Park Santa will arrive at Heritage Park in the lighted Atmore train Saturday, December 7 at 4:30 p.m. There will be photos with Santa, a train ride around the park, hot…

No local opposition, but slew of statewide candidates By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The March 3 Republican and Democratic primaries won’t include any contested races for local offices, but Escambia County voters will have the opportunity to join those around the state in deciding from among 40 candidates who will be seeking one of eight positions on next November’s General Election ballot. District 5 Escambia County Board of Education…

News Staff Report A Perdido man has been arrested by Escambia County (Ala.) authorities after an investigation uncovered enough evidence to gain an indictment against him on two child sex charges. Sheriff Heath Jackson reported in a press release that Dustin Ray Gates, 31, was taken into custody after Department of Human Resources investigators contacted ECSO regarding allegations of sexual contact between Gates and a victim under the age of…

Crash claims life of Century boy By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Daniel Graham, a 7-year-old Century, Fla. child, lost his life in a four-vehicle crash that happened Sunday, November 24, on Interstate 65 when an apparently speeding vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle in which he was riding. According to Alabama State Trooper reports, the youngster was killed when the 2007 Chevrolet Colorado in which he was…