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Ruzic resigns Coastal Gateway position
News Staff Report Will Ruzic, who has served as executive director of Coastal Gateway Economic Development Alliance for the past two years, announced last week that he has resigned his CGEDA position to accept a job as general manager of ProValus, a startup Internet Technology company located in Brewton. The former CGEDA official noted that he worked closely with ProValus which now has 125 employees, 90 of whom work in…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Caution, care urged during July 4 holiday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Americans will celebrate 243 years of independence this Thursday, July 4, with traditional public or private fireworks displays and cookouts, and many will commemorate the holiday through the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Public safety and other agencies stress the need for caution and care in all three traditions to prevent tragedy from intruding upon the special day, traditionally recognized as one of the deadliest…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Top readers at APL
News Staff Report Awards were presented Friday, June 28, at the last session of the Atmore Public Library summer reading program. The top readers are as follows: * 5-8 age group – first place: Charlie Trawick; second place: Carmarie Caldwell * 9-11 age group – first place: Avery Trawick; second place: Harlow Donnell * 12-up – first place: Mario Martinez; second place: Samarion Clark Library Director Hope Lassiter reports that…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
No ‘back burner’
APD ‘aggressively working’ fatal party shooting By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although Atmore police have yet to announce the arrest of any suspect or suspects in the May 18 party shooting that left an Atmore teen dead and eight other people injured, Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the fatal shooting has not been relegated to the “cold case” file. “We are continuing to work the case as aggressively as…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Raise for public school employees
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education met in special session Thursday, June 27, with one of the agenda items being the approval of the 2019-2020 salary schedule. While the salary schedule is usually a routine item, this year it included a 4 percent increase in public school employees’ pay. In fact, this year’s state education budget is the largest in history with salary increases and…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago