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BOE formally hires Collier as permanent superintendent By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A lot has happened to Michele Collier in the not-quite-yet two years she has been a part of the Escambia County School System’s administration, especially in the past three months. Collier, who earned her Doctorate in Education in early December, went from assistant superintendent to interim superintendent to acting superintendent, and back to interim superintendent since joining…

Special to Atmore News Atmore Police Department is creating a public partnership that will allow APD’s Criminal Investigations Division access to existing surveillance camera feeds located in businesses, schools, neighborhoods, and other established locations, including doorbell cameras.Project Eye is modeled after similar programs that have proven successful across the country, including the Mobile Police Department’s Project Shield. It is a partnership between city police, businesses and citizens that could assist…

Crenshaw By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Pensacola, Fla. man who spent nearly three years in the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) before being released on bond about a year ago, is back behind familiar bars after several violations of his bond’s provisions.Antonio Albert Crenshaw, now 42, was re-arrested Tuesday, February 20. Crenshaw has twice been charged with murder but has so far escaped serious punishment.The most recent crime for…

Elusive local auto thefts suspect in custody Ward By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police now know why a man who stole two vehicles and tried to steal three other modes of transportation last weekend was so desperate to flee from authorities. Sgt. Darrell McMann, an Atmore Police Department investigator, reported early Tuesday, February 20, that 26-year-old Justin Daniel Ward, the man believed to be responsible for a series…