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You can help drainage system
Atmore Mayor Jim Staff asks residents to help city workers maintain the drainage system by keeping grass clippings off the street and limbs out of ditches. “When folks are mowing their grass, they need to keep their clippings in the yard, not throw them into the street as they mow,” Staff said. “Clippings go right into the city drainage. It’s the same with small limbs and sticks in the gutters…
ECSO investigating rash of rural auto break-ins
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators are looking into a rash of automobile break-ins that have plagued rural residents from Canoe to Robinsonville over the past several days. Chief Deputy Mike Lambert reported Friday that the intruder (or intruders) has broken into several vehicles that have one thing in common — each was unlocked. “Over the past week, we’ve had numerous break-ins where things have been stolen out of…
Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for May. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Subway # 18898 (F), Flomaton Blvd., Flomaton, 84, FSE Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, Atmore, 86, FSE Lil Angels Infants and Toddlers, Medical Park Drive, Atmore, 88, daycare food service Sweet Treats Boutique, Atmore, 89, FSE McDonalds, Hwy. 113,…
Jones named CACC provost Serving Atmore, Brewton campuses
It could be called “The Changing of the Guard.” In late April, Dr. William Blow said his goodbyes to the Brewton and Atmore campuses of Coastal Alabama Community College and re-entered into the retirement that he left in January of 2015 to serve as Interim President of then Jefferson Davis Community College and Interim Provost of the Brewton and Atmore campuses of Coastal Alabama Community College. David Jones, Dean of…
Be aware that all bodies of water can pose health risks
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) would like to remind swimmers of ways to stay safe and healthy when swimming in any body of water. All bodies of water, both fresh and saltwater, can contain many microorganisms (germs) as part of natural flora and from animals or other species entering the water. Germs are not only found in natural bodies of water like lakes or rivers, but can also…