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Solar farm
Co. commissioner ‘skeptical’ as dirt work begins on 500 acres near Wawbeek The ‘farm’ will encompass the area inside the red lines. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer In Escambia County, farmers grow and market a wide variety of crops, including cotton, corn and soybeans. A Carolina company is adding a different sort of crop to the list, and at least one county commissioner isn’t exactly overjoyed about it.Asheville, N.C.-based Pine…
Work nearing completion on new airport hangars
Workers prepare the drainage area that will serve the new hangars. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Crews from Chunchula-based S.C. Stagner Contracting, Inc. continued this week their work on the six new aircraft hangars at Atmore Municipal Airport, the first projection in a list of major improvements planned for the local airfield.The anticipated cost of construction of the hangars is $1,440,240.45 and is 90-percent funded by a Federal Aviation Administration…
Welcome home
The Atmore Memorial VFW Auxiliary encourages everyone to Paint Atmore Yellow with yellow bows and ribbons (available at local florists) to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day March 30. The Auxiliary is not holding a ceremony this year, but encourages the public to show their appreciation to the men and women who served in Vietnam. Saturday, March 23, Auxiliary member Jenny Hutto, left, and Auxiliary President Jackey Odom placed bows at Heritage…
ECHS Prom Promise
The driver fails a field sobriety test and is arrested A passenger “died” from his injuries By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Escambia County High School prom was held Friday, March 22. The prom began with lead-out in the school’s Hodnette Auditorium, then commenced at Wind Creek.But before the prom came Prom Promise Wednesday, March 20, an effort to make students think about their choices and the possible consequences. In order…
Felony arrests
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Kohutka Though few details were available, the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) website shows that an Atmore man was arrested on four felony charges March 20 by officers of a company that provides contract security services for the Alabama Department of Corrections.Jail records indicate that 36-year-old Ryan Allen Kohutka was booked into the facility by officers of Blue Knight Company. The company, made up almost…