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State Rep. hopes legislature will tackle ‘Big 3’
Alan Baker, who is the voice of District 66 in the Alabama Legislature, said last week that he feels confident that several of his colleagues are ready to put a drab and mostly non-productive 2017 session behind them and move forward in trying to craft legislation directed at the state’s most pressing problem areas. Baker, who was elected in 2006 and is beginning the final year of his third term…
by Don Fletcher
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BOE approves personnel recommendations
The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following personnel recommendations at the regular meeting Thursday, August 17. Resignation 1. Katherine Gohagin, bus driver, Atmore Bus Shop, effective August 3, 2017. 2. Brandy Baggett, teacher, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 3, 2017. 3. Robin Stewart, 6-hour lunchroom worker, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 9, 2017. 4. Daphne Joyner, science teacher, Escambia County Alternative School, effective August 8, 2017.…
by Atmore News
access_time7 years ago
Fugitive nabbed here – Boston murder suspect found on Bragg Street
For the second time in slightly more than a month, a fugitive from another state’s justice system has been found hiding in Atmore. U.S. Marshals, reportedly backed by several Atmore Police Department investigators and patrol officers, launched a sunrise, August 15, raid on a Bragg Street residence and reportedly took Andre Henderson, 34, into custody without incident. Henderson is charged with murder by Boston police in the June 26 street…
by Don Fletcher
access_time7 years ago
Pepsi, Nall celebrate 50 years
On August 18, 1967, Webb Nall started work at Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. Just three weeks prior to that date, the Matthews family bought the business. Dale Matthews (Ash) was eight years old. Cindy Matthews (Colville) was five. Hooper Matthews III was two. Last Friday, August, 18, 2017, the Matthews hosted a luncheon for anyone who wished to come help them celebrate the family’s 50th year in business and Nall’s 50th…
by Sherry Digmon
access_time7 years ago
Clouds block totality, but eclipse still a spectacle
Although thick clouds moved in to block the final moments of Monday’s solar eclipse, Atmore residents were more than content to have witnessed the majority of the celestial event. Monday’s solar shadowing made it the first solar eclipse visible in the United States since 1979, and millions went outside to view the astronomical aberration that occurs when the Earth’s orbit intersects the path of the moon, and the moon’s shadow…
by Don Fletcher
access_time7 years ago
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