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Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott announced Wednesday afternoon there will be no school for students on Thursday, Oct. 29. All teachers and staff are to report to work on a delayed start time of 9 a.m.. All after-school activities, including athletics and extended day, may resume Thursday with the principal's approval. Friday will be a normal school day....
Due to COVID-19 issues within the Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector's Office at the courthouse in Brewton, the office was closed last Thursday and will remain closed until Monday, Nov. 2. Tax Collector Tim Pettis said the collector's office inside the Atmore Satellite Courthouse at 8600 Highway 31 remains open and is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pettis said his office will not charge penalties for late renewals of vehicle tags that were due to expire at the end of...
Residents across the area were bracing for Hurricane Zeta Wednesday as the storm roared across the Gulf of Mexico with an anticipated landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi line and then turn east that was expected to bring tropical storm winds and rain across the area. Escambia County (Ala.) Emergency Management Agency Director David Adams said Wednesday that the county had a high probability of tropical storm winds from 40 to 74 mph and rainfall in the 2 to 3-inch rain. He said the worst of...
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In the General Election scheduled for this Tuesday, Nov. 3, registered Florida voters in the towns of Century in Escambia County and Jay in Santa Rosa County will vote on numerous national, state and county offices, six constitutional amendments and different county referendums. Century Registered voters who live in Century will vote to fill three municipal offices, including two town council seats and mayor. Council seat 3 is filled currently by the appointed Brenda Spencer, but will be up for...
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This Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, there will be a community-wide yard sale event at Legacy Acres in Brewton from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. that will benefit the Kelsey Padgett Scholarship Spirit of Flomaton High School. Legacy Acres is located at 327 East Pineview Circle In Brewton. The $500 scholarship is awarded in memory of Kelsie Padgett by the Flomaton varsity cheerleaders. Padgett, a member of the FHS Class of 2020, died from a rare form of brain cancer. "This is the first time we've done...
When Escambia County (Ala.) voters head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, they will experience new technology with an electronic poll book that will scan driver's licenses to verify addresses and voter registration. Natalie Rodgers, chief clerk at the Escambia County Judge of Probate's Office, said the new technology will speed up the voting process and insure accuracy. She said the new scanner was used during the poll worker training session with no difficulties. Polls across the county will be...
