Atmore
Landis Design Co. named business of month
Landis Design Co. was named the Business of the Month for May by the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce. Shown from L to R: Chamber ...
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Ivey announces mask order extension
Gov. Kay Ivey today announced that the mask order has been extended to Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. ...
Cougars rise to No. 4 in latest ASWA poll
Escambia Academy moved up one spot in AISA and T.R. Miller dropped a couple spots in Class 3A ...
Etheridge crowned ECHS queen
Alihyana Etheridge was crowned Escambia County’s 2020 Homecoming Queen on Sept. 25. Etheridge is shown with 2019 Queen ...
City council hears explanation on peanut facility
The Atmore City Council hosted a public explanation Sept. 28 on the peanut shelling facility that’ll be built ...
Atmore
149 Rotary Club Academic All-Stars recognized
One-hundred-and-forty-nine area students were recognized as Atmore Rotary Club Academic All-Stars. The Academic All-Star program began in 1985 by the Atmore Rotary Club to recognize ...
by Andrew Garner.
Atmore
UBCD provides financing for senior development
UB Community Development, LLC (UBCD) announced Sept. 25 that it is providing secondary financing to Gateway Development and CRN Development for the construction of Atmore ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:34 pm
Atmore
Harrison, Gideons run off is Oct. 6
The runoff election for the Atmore City Council District 5 seat will be held next Tues., Oct. 6. Incumbent Chris Harrison is facing Bub Gideons ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:33 pm
Atmore
APL to hold pumpkin decorating contest
The Atmore Public Library is holding its pumpkin decorating contest to coincide with this year’s Williams Station Day. Library Director Hope Lassiter said the contest ...
by Andrew Garner, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:32 pm
Atmore
Atmore FEMA unit extends hours
FEMA’s Mobile Registration Intake Center in Atmore at city hall has extended its operation through today, Wed., Sept. 30, according to officials. The MRIC is ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:32 pm
Atmore
ACH announces new doctor for complete care clinic
Atmore Community Hospital announced Sept. 28 that Layla Lundquist-Smith M.D. has joined the staff of the ACH Complete Care. Lundquist-Smith will begin seeing patients beginning ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:31 pm
Atmore
Alabama Power office in Atmore open
Alabama Power officials announced recently that its office in Atmore has reopened to the public. “Alabama Power has safely and responsibly reopened its business office ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:29 pm
Columnists
A New Supreme Court Justice
By Rep. Bradley Byrne On the Friday night after Hurricane Sally passed, while many of us down here were still digging out and cleaning up ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:26 pm
Columnists
Me, a chatter box? It can happen
It was a small crowd, but there were laughs and hearty conversation. As I usually do on a Saturday night, I made my way to ...
by Andrew Garner, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:25 pm
Escambia County High School
ECHS to host county volleyball tourney
Escambia County’s volleyball team is hosting the county volleyball tournament this Sat., Oct. 3. The tournament will featured ECHS, Flomaton, T.R. Miller and W.S. Neal. ...
by Andrew Garner, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:24 pm
Escambia Academy
Battle on the Line
Escambia Academy, Northview to meet Friday The distance between Canoe, Ala. and Bratt, Fla. is some 4 miles. The distance between the two goal posts ...
by Andrew Garner, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:23 pm
Atmore
Alabama Power office in Atmore open
Alabama Power officials announced recently that its office in Atmore has reopened to the public. “Alabama Power has safely and responsibly reopened its business office ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, September 27, 2020 11:50 am
Escambia Academy
Escambia County throttles Monroe Co. 35-6
EA tops Tuscaloosa Academy 28-13 Escambia County throttled Monroe County 35-6 in a delayed homecoming contest Friday night in Atmore. The Blue Devils led MCHS ...
by Andrew Garner, Saturday, September 26, 2020 2:09 am
Northview
Chiefs win opener over Holmes County 39-6
There were a couple of firsts for Northview Friday night. The Chiefs defeated Holmes County 39-6 to win their season opener, and first-year head football ...
by Andrew Garner, Friday, September 25, 2020 10:41 pm
Atmore
DRA grant awarded to city
The city of Atmore received a portion of a $2.2 million Delta Regional Authority grant to help build a transload facility for the coming peanut ...
by Andrew Garner, Friday, September 25, 2020 11:00 am
Atmore
Many thank linemen for restoration effort
Hanging from a newly-installed power pole, a lineman does his job. In addition to Alabama Power crews, crews from Bryd Electric, Pike and Power Grid, ...
by Andrew Garner, Friday, September 25, 2020 10:59 am
Atmore
SOLID CLEAN UP EFFORT
A collective effort between the city of Atmore’s fire, police and street departments, along with many citizens, helped provide aid and clean up during and ...
by Andrew Garner, Friday, September 25, 2020 10:57 am
Atmore
Atmore library receives donation
Sen. Greg Albritton presented a $4,000 check to the Atmore Public Library Sept. 22 from the State of Alabama Education Funds. Shown here from L ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, September 25, 2020 10:55 am
Atmore
ECHA releases latest COVID-19 update
The Escambia County Healthcare Authority released its latest COVID-19 update from its two hospitals. According to a release, the ECHA said that there have been ...
by Andrew Garner, Friday, September 25, 2020 10:26 am
Atmore
Food drive giving out bags of food tomorrow
The Feeding Families Food Drive, the Atmore food drive to help feed families who were affected by Hurricane Sally, will be giving out bags of ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, September 24, 2020 10:17 am
Escambia Academy
EA is No. 5 in AISA in latest poll
Escambia Academy rose to No. 5 in AISA in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings, which was released today. The Cougars ...
by Andrew Garner, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:00 pm
Escambia County High School
Blue Devils win 1st game of season
ECHS to play Monroe County for homecoming this Friday Escambia County picked up its first win of the season in a 13-9 decision over St. ...
by Andrew Garner, Monday, September 21, 2020 9:17 pm
Atmore
Atmore woman organizing food drive
An Atmore woman is organizing a food drive to help those living in the city and surrounding areas who were affected by Hurricane Sally. Organzier ...
by Andrew Garner, Monday, September 21, 2020 2:33 pm
Atmore
FEMA assistance programs approved for Escambia County
Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced today that Escambia County has been approved for individual and public assistance from FEMA. Hurricane Sally blew havoc on the ...
by Andrew Garner, Sunday, September 20, 2020 5:05 pm
Atmore
Alabama Power: 1,100 remain without power
Alabama Power officials said tonight that 1,100 customers remain without power. When the storm hit, 85 percent of customers in Atmore and surrounding areas were ...
by Andrew Garner, Friday, September 18, 2020 9:21 pm
Escambia County High School
Football games rescheduled to Saturday, Monday
Escambia County, Ala. high school football teams are playing their next games over the weekend or on Monday because of Hurricane Sally’s impact on the ...