Day: August 14, 2019

Atmore News

DOC is hiring
Career fair set for September 5 News Staff Report Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Career Fair will be held Thursday, September 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Atmore City Hall. ADOC is seeking to hire correctional officer trainees and correctional security guards as well as support personnel, stewards, maintenance personnel, administrative support assistant and healthcare professionals. The ADOC offers a competitive salary and benefits which include * 13 annual,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Getting married?
New process soon to be in place Special to Atmore News The following information was provided by Escambia County Probate Judge Doug Agerton’s office: Beginning August 29, 2019, couples in Alabama will begin following a different path in the process of becoming legally married, as lawmakers approved a bill in the 2019 legislative session that changes documents and proceedings necessary for a marriage to be valid. The new law removes…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Gift card scam targets worshipers
News Staff Report The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has issued an alert to religious leaders around the country about a gift card scam that targets the benevolence of churchgoers and worshipers. The FTC alert explains that scammers pretending to be a pastor, rabbi, priest, imam, or bishop ask worshipers for gift card contributions for a worthy cause. Such appeals are most often made by email,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Congressman holds town hall meeting here
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Congressman Bradley Byrne answered questions on issues of local, regional, state and federal significance during a Monday, August 13, town hall meeting in Atmore. Byrne, who represents Alabama’s 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives, praised the recent restructuring of Medicare reimbursements to Alabama’s hospitals, labeled as “ridiculous” the proposed toll bridge in Mobile and expressed regret that farmers have been caught in…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Scabies at Holman
Contagious skin infestation leads to quarantine of 26 inmates By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama Department of Corrections officials have confirmed that the medical staff at Holman Correctional Facility is currently treating more than two dozen inmates who have been quarantined after being diagnosed with scabies, a highly contagious skin infestation caused by microscopic mites. Officials said the inmates began experiencing symptoms of the medical malady — including an…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago