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Atmore police responded to a possible drug overdose that led to four arrests after at Atmore woman apparently passed out after drinking a cocktail that contained GHB and embalming fluid that has a street name of ‘Scoot’. Leslie Anita Meri Whiting, 35, 301 Beck St., Atmore, Shawn Michael Boutwell, 29,with addresses in Walnut Hill and 301 Beck St., Atmore, Amy Jo Louise Nelson, 47, of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Jonathan Sehinasi, 44, of Lake Butler, Fla. were all arrested. Whiting was charged wit...
"I see the resignation of our director of primary education (Nicole Spottswood), and that greatly concerns me," is how Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education's member Mike Edwards described his reaction to the boards approval of recommended personnel changes at its special meeting last Friday. "What this says to me is that this board is dismantling the efforts to move forward with the programs we established in the last two to three years, which we've spent millions of federal and state...
Tuesday night, the Century Town Council approved to award the lowest bid of $3,365,175 to Talcon Group in repairing five of the 22 of the town’s sewer lift stations as part of Phase II Project. Phase II Project includes work at the wastewater treatment plant and rehabilitation of the town’s 22 lift stations, five of which were bid on by Municipal Engineering. Municipal Engineering’s Dale Long presented to the council for the $3 million estimated repairs of the lift stations: No. 1 at Century Cor...
A Flomaton man pulled over in Atmore for an illegal turn ended up in the Escambia County Detention Center on multiple charges after officers reported finding 10 grams of of methamphetamine, a digital scale, plastic baggies and items used to ingest narcotics. Michael Darnell Pleasant, 45, 77 Martin Luther King Drive, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license. He was...
Brewton Veterinarian Dr. Hal Noble administered more than 300 rabies vaccines to dogs and cats across the county Saturday during the annual rabies clinic. Dr. Noble, a veterinarian at Brewton Animal Hospital, serves as Escambia County's rabies inspector, and makes the clinic accessible and affordable for pet owners across the county. The cost of the rabies vaccine this past Saturday was $14. "It's really important to have your pets vaccinated," Dr. Noble said,. "especially after a rabid fox was...
