Atmore News

Auditions for the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts’ production of The Jungle Book will be Sunday, January 9, at 2 p.m., at the theater at 100 South Trammell Street. This is a non-musical and there will be two casts, both directed by Ellen Johnson and Andrew Willis. School shows will be required of both casts (details to be given at auditions) and public shows will be February 24-27. Ages…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A post reportedly made on an internationally viewed social network service sent Atmore police scrambling to two local schools last Friday, December 17, to make sure the “challenge” made in the post was not carried out here. The Chinese web service is followed by people of all ages but is particularly popular with teens and preteens. When a local woman expressed concern December 16…

Case Taylor By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A drug problem that infects all levels of society made itself manifest locally again over the past week, as Atmore police officers and state drug agents each made a local arrest for possession of an illegal substance. Charges against three other individuals who were involved in a stolen vehicle incident (see story, this edition) also included drug possession. And it’s not just…

News Staff Report Debbie Bolden, who previously served as principal of Escambia County Middle School, is returning to the school on a part-time temporary basis. She was rehired by the Escambia County Board of Education during their regular meeting Thursday, December 16. In the absence of ECMS principal Takecia Barlow, Assistant Superintendent Sandra Reid has served as interim principal. Bolden will be a parttime administrator, not principal. Her employment begins…

AHSAA leaves ECHS in 4A; recheck of attendance numbers requested By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County High School, rumored to have been heading down a classification for the next two school terms, will most likely remain instead in Class 4A, Region 1 for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years. The Central Board of Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) announced the statewide region realignment, which is done every…