Author: Atmore News

Bott Hetrick Special to Atmore News Escambia River Electric Cooperative (EREC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Herman D. Johnson Scholarship Awards: Sarah Hetrick of Escambia County and Hannah Bott of Santa Rosa County.Sarah is a senior at Northview High School and is the daughter of Joseph and Connie Hetrick. Sarah plans to use this scholarship to pursue a nursing degree. She is the Senior Class Secretary…

Poarch Band of Creek Indians held its annual Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Day Saturday, April 30, at PCI Fire Station #1 on Jack Springs Road. Recycling was open to residents of Poarch and the surrounding area.John Vella, Operations Consultant with Electronics Recycling Services (a program of United Cerebral Palsy), said there was “a pretty good turnout” for the event, at which the company collected 15,896 pounds of electronics.…

Officials with Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced they have entered into an agreement with UAB Medicine to provide the hospital with UAB eMedicine tele-critical care coverage.“We have been working with UAB and their eMedicine team to broaden the tele-health capabilities at ACH,” ACH Administrator Brad Lowery said. “We are happy to announce that we have now introduced the tele-critical care coverage at ACH.”The UAB eMedicine tele-critical care program allows staff…

The annual Alabama Education Retirees Association was held in Montgomery April 19, with Governor Kay Ivey as the honored guest speaker. Representing Escambia County were Gwen Walton, left, Vice President of the County AERA, and Charlotte Boyle, right, President of the County AERA. They are shown with Robert Davis, past President of Alabama AERA.