Atmore News

Atmore News Staff Escambia County (Ala.) District Attorney Steve Billy, who announced in September he would retire at the end of this calendar year, has apparently changed his mind.According to a report published in a Flomaton newspaper, the county’s top prosecutor — one of the subjects of a civil lawsuit stemming from the false arrests of four county residents late last year — notified State Sen. Greg Albritton of Atmore…

Owens By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A member of this year’s Escambia County High School football team faces several charges after he struck an officer with a 4-wheeler while trying to avoid arrest last Wednesday, December 18.According to police reports, the officer was driving on Sunset Drive when he met a four-wheeler traveling in the opposite direction. He turned his marked police vehicle around and attempted a traffic stop due…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County’s public school system has implemented the new digital reading platform recently purchased for students in grades K-8, and for youngsters who haven’t yet started school.Dr. Michele Collier, superintendent of education for county schools, said the new reading aid is designed to both improve the literacy level of students, but to also help younger children develop a love for reading.“Escambia County Schools is excited…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks sees it every year. People, most of them elderly, come to police headquarters or call city detectives because they’ve fallen victim to a phone scam or other scheme.Brooks said he is still mystified that such attempts to separate individuals and families from their money are so effective.“It’s been going on forever and ever,” Brooks said. “You’ve got these robocalls now,…