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By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The search for a brake problem on one of its long string of cars has been cited as the reason a CSX freight train stopped and blocked all downtown crossings but one around midday Saturday, February 3.“The train had an emergency locking — I’m not aware what caused it — and they had to visually inspect the brakes on every car until they found it,”…

Special to Atmore News The Greater Escambia Center for the Arts (GECA) is gearing up for its next children’s play, “Twice Upon A Time” by Tracy Wells, set to open the last weekend in February.Directed by and starring Sharon Poulsen with assistant director Simon Bush, who will also be on stage, this one-act play is a spin on the all too familiar timeless fairy tales, featuring a cast of quirky…

Special to Atmore News The Atmore Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA), has awarded 21 grants to Atmore area nonprofits since its founding in 2017. Through concerted grant-making efforts, the effects of the Atmore Community Fund will be felt for generations to come.Prima Girl, a recent Atmore Community Foundation grant recipient, has been positively impacted by the Foundation’s grant making process.“Prima Girl is immensely…

Special to Atmore News For the eighth consecutive year, PHD Realty announces the PHD Realty Determination Scholarship for 2024. This year, two $500 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying seniors who plan to attend technical school or college full-time in the fall.To be eligible, students must attend high school in Escambia and Monroe counties in Alabama, as well as Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida. The student must have…