Atmore
Pettis to run for tax collector
Having spent much of his life in customer service, Tim Pettis said he believes he would be a strong candidate for the position of tax ...
Kerry Whipple Bean, Author at The Atmore Advance
Atmore
Gideons, White join political races
Two more candidates have recently qualified for countywide races. Malcolm “Bub” Gideons has qualified as a Democrat for tax assessor, and Todd White has qualified ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Tuesday, February 4, 2014 6:49 pm
News
New candidates qualify for county races
With just a few days left before the Feb. 7 qualifying deadline, several new candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for county offices. ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Tuesday, February 4, 2014 9:55 am
Atmore
Floyd officially sentenced to death
Citing evidence that Cedric Floyd “cruelly terrorized the victim before killing her,” Circuit Judge Bert Rice on Monday sentenced the defendant to die by lethal ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Monday, January 27, 2014 1:06 pm
Atmore
Schools monitoring weather forecast
Escambia County school systems are monitoring the weather to determine whether to cancel classes at all this week. South Alabama is under a winter weather ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Monday, January 27, 2014 11:59 am
News
Unemployment rate up slightly
Escambia County’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in December, up to 7.1 percent from 7.0 the previous month. But it was down a full percentage ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Friday, January 24, 2014 4:22 pm
Brewton
Sen. Shelby visits county
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said he decided to put a new twist on his 67 annual county visits back home, and is visiting a ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Tuesday, January 21, 2014 5:10 pm
Atmore
Katrina Wallace to face Quarker for commission seat
After the first week of qualifying for local offices, the first competitive race has emerged: incumbent David Quarker, a Democrat, will face off against Republican ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Friday, January 17, 2014 4:55 pm
News
No qualifiers yet for local races
Qualifying is under way for both Democrats and Republicans for this year’s slate of local offices — with county-wide offices such as sheriff, tax assessor ...
by Kerry Whipple Bean, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:26 am
Atmore
Several Atmore roads in ATRIP funds
Thanks to state ATRIP grants, Escambia County will have the money to repave 12 stretches of road in about a year and a half — ...