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ECSO deputy makes drug arrests on successive nights
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The same Escambia County deputy sheriff made drug arrests on successive nights last week, one as part of a traffic stop and one while investigating a trespassing complaint. An ECSO spokesperson said October 31 that Deputy Sam Weeks arrested 29-year-old Waymon Paul Morrison of Frisco City while investigating an October 29 trespassing complaint in Atmore, and the next night took Michael Walston, 36, of…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Pets perish as fire destroys McRae Street home
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A McRae Street home was destroyed and several pets inside perished when an Oct. 29 fire that started in the home’s kitchen burned through the roof and spread throughout the dwelling. Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles said two AFD fire engines and 10 firefighters were dispatched to the scene around 5:59 p.m. after a passerby saw smoke and flames coming from the brick home,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Passenger rail service subject of ADECA meeting here
News Staff Report   The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) will hold a series of public meetings concerning the “Montgomery – Mobile Passenger Rail Feasibility Study Phase II” (the “Study”). Meetings will be held in Mobile, Atmore and Montgomery. The meeting in Atmore will be held Wednesday, November 14, 6 p.m., at the Atmore City Auditorium, 201 E. Louisville Avenue. One meeting will be held the night…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
A GECA mystery
News Staff Report The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts production of Agatha Christy’s Mousetrap opens next week. A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm – and one them is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the suspicions in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Others are a spinster with a curious background, an…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Veterans Day events
News Staff Report Veterans Day is Sunday, November 11, and several events are planned around the day. Escambia County High School The Triton Club at ECHS will host a Veterans Day program Thursday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m., in the Hodnette Auditorium. All are welcome. Perdido Elementary / Middle School The school’s annual Veterans Day celebration will be held Friday, Nov. 9, 8:30 a.m., in the gym. This year’s program will…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago