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Escambia County (Ala.) Clerk-Administrator Tony Sanks will step down from that position he's held for the past 28-plus years with his final day on the job set for May 19. Sanks, 50, grew up in Atmore and was working at AmSouth Bank in Birmingham when he learned about the opening as the county clerk and decided to apply. He said he's enjoyed his tenure as the clerk-administrator but felt the time was right to make change. "I've honestly been thinking about it for more than a year," Sanks said....
A Brewton woman who serves as aquatics director and swim coach for the Brewton Area YMCA has been arrested on 13 felony counts charging her with fraudulent use of a credit card. Angel M. Boyd, 49, 4691 Kirkland Road, was arrested March 2 after being indicted by an Escambia County grand jury. She was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton and released the next day on $100,000 bond. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson stated the indictments were the result of a fraud...
On Nov. 2, 2022 Pineview Volunteer Fire Chief Dakota Chancery put his own life in jeopardy to pull a woman from a burning vehicle. Last week he was recognized for his heroics by receiving an Alabama House of Representatives resolution commending him for his actions. State Rep. Alan Baker spearheaded the resolution, which was presented to Chancery by former volunteer fireman and current County Commissioner Larry White during last week's meeting of the Escambia County Firefighters Association's...
Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities officially opened its fourth water well at 3390 North Simmons Road and plans are to continue to add water capacity for customers in the Jay area. Elijah Bell, president of the Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities board, said the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation turned the new well into a five-year project. "We needed to add capacity to the system," Bell said. "There's a lot of development up here and we are trying to stay ahead of the growth." He said the system...
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