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Mississippi woman charged with ‘bath salt’ possession after tantrum at ACH
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by Atmore Police Department (APD) officers during the period October 11-18:Ciara Bankester Bankester Bankester, apparently under the influence of some substance, was arrested after police were called to Atmore Community Hospital (ACH), where staff reported problems with “an intoxicated person that had been transported via ambulance to the emergency room due to her irrational and irate behavior.”Reports show police…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago
Blocked PAT kick the difference in ECHS loss to Satsuma
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High School (ECHS) football coach Vincent Harris doesn’t usually second-guess himself. But the third-year Blue Devils mentor sure wishes he could redo what turned out to be the key play in a 14-13 setback to Satsuma last Friday, October 18.Harris said the one-point difference — the result of the Gators blocking an attempted third-quarter extra-point kick — might have been averted had he…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago
Busy morning
Atmore firefighters respond to predawn Friday fire, collision The GMC wound up on its side in a ditch, almost buried under trees, bushes and leaves. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department (AFD) personnel didn’t get a lot of sleep last Friday (October 11), at least not during the predawn hours. From a few minutes before 4 a.m. until the sun started to appear on the horizon, AFD crews…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago
Long-anticipated ECHS field house ribbon-cut, dedication this Friday
ECHS Blue Devils logo on the building The new ECHS field house By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The public showing of Escambia County High School’s (ECHS’s) new $3 million athletic fieldhouse will take place this Friday, October 18, at 9:30 a.m., almost two months later than initially expected.ECHS Athletic Director Vincent Harris said the delay, due primarily to several days of September rain and supply chain problems that slowed the…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago
PCI’s Media Fusion receives NASA award
Special to Atmore News The Poarch Creek Indians have announced that Media Fusion, a tribally-owned business located in Huntsville, has been awarded the prestigious Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year award by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The award was presented during the 38th meeting of the Marshall Small Business Alliance.This event, held at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, was established to recognize companies and leaders…
by Atmore News access_time1 month ago