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BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education met twice last week, once in regular session Tuesday, August 18, and in a called session Friday, August 21, with only one agenda item in the latter meeting. The following personnel recommendations by Superintendent John Knott were approved by the board. Tuesday, August 18 Leave of absence 1. Sabrina Dailey, 6-hour lunchroom worker, Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective August 7, 2020…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Noted escapee, other convicted killer denied parole
Armitage Wigham By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two convicted killers serving life sentences, including one who gained national attention when he and seven fellow inmates escaped more than 40 years ago from a maximum-security prison near Atmore, were denied parole after recent hearings by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. Gerald William Armitage, born in 1954, has served 44-1/2 years of a life sentence imposed for a 1975…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Public safety personnel not immune to COVID-19
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police and firefighters take all kinds of precautions to avoid contracting COVID-19. They wear top-notch personal protective gear and they are warned in advance that they are being sent to a location where COVID-19 has been — and still may be — present. Still, the public safety officers are not immune to the novel coronavirus, which has been confirmed in more than 1,000…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
DYW, alternates named
Blackmon Mallory Jones News Staff Report The Distinguished Young Women of Escambia County hosted a “watch party” Saturday, August 22, to showcase the Class of 2021 and name the Distinguished Young Woman of 2021 and two alternates. The 2021 DYW of Escambia County is Olivia Blackmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jayson Nichols Blackmon. Olivia attends T.R. Miller High School. The 1st Alternate is Hannah Mallory, daughter of Peter Jackson…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
‘Checkerboard’ roof replaced at Atmore City Hall
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Dripping water and falling ceiling tiles made it overly obvious several months ago that the “band-aids” placed liberally across Atmore City Hall Auditorium’s roof were no longer sufficient to treat the facility’s wounds. Ronny Wedgeworth, owner of Flomaton-based Dan Wedgeworth Roofing Co., and his crew began recently an emergency roof-replacement project that was approved by the city council on June 8 at an estimated…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago