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County resident arrested on drug charges
News Staff Report A 60-year-old Appleton Road resident is facing a dozen drug and drug-related charges after his arrest allowed Escambia County (Ala.) sheriff’s investigators to close out a three-week investigation into reports that the man might be committing narcotics violations. ECSO Chief Deputy Mike Lambert reported last week that deputies, armed with arrest warrants, took Malcolm “Ross” Pettis into custody September 13, without incident, at his home on Appleton…
by Atmore News access_time8 years ago
ECHS homecoming parade OK’d for Friday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members unanimously approved the only item on their Monday, September 24, meeting agenda, giving the green light to a request from Escambia County High School to hold its homecoming parade this Friday, September 28. Tiffany Oliver, a teacher at the school, told the council that ECHS would like to hold the parade at the same time (2 p.m.) as last year,…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Pensacola man seriously injured in Friday crash
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A September 21 predawn collision between a motorcycle and a light pickup truck sent a Pensacola motorcyclist to an area trauma center with a reportedly serious leg injury. According to reports filed by Alabama State Troopers, the wreck happened around 5:30 a.m. at the junction of Alabama 21 and Wayside Road. Troopers reported that James Flowers, 37, of Pensacola was driving his 2008 Suzuki…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Atmore man arrested for drugs
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man faces a trio of drug-related charges after police raided his home last week and discovered an undisclosed quantity of marijuana and an undisclosed quantity of methamphetamine, along with a set of scales and a grinder for weighing and cleaning the marijuana. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that Anthony Jerome Riley, 43, of a Bragg Street address was taken into custody…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
ECMS’ collaboration lab ‘a game-changer’
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer That’s how Escambia County Middle School Principal Debbie Bolden described the new collaboration lab recently launched at the school. At the open house Wednesday, September 19, Bolden said, “This lab is a game-changer for us.” She gave a little background on how the lab came to be. She had asked Escambia County School Assistant Superintendent Beth Drew about a collaboration lab for the school.…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago