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This graphic shows the entrance and exit patterns at Atmore Urgent Care on Highway 21. By DON FLETCHER and SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher In an interview Friday, September 2, Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks talked with Atmore News reporter Don Fletcher about the traffic flow at the new Atmore Urgent Care facility on Highway 21. The following information is taken from a recording of that interview.As of now, traffic from either…

Nall News Staff Report Wes Nall has been named as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Escambia County Healthcare Authority. Nall will be responsible for the areas of finance, materials management, information technology, health information management and revenue cycle for the organizations under ECHCA. He will assume the role from Stephen Fischer who is set to retire later this year. [Fischer was recently named interim CEO following Jeff Booth’s resignation.]“Wes…

Fisher News Staff Report Stephen Fischer, who joined Escambia County Health care Authority as its Chief Financial Officer in February 2020, has been appointed as the authority’s Interim Chief Executive Officer.As CFO, Fischer had the overall responsibility for all the Authority’s operating entities: Atmore Community Hospital, including its clinics and home health agency; D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital and its clinics, D.W. McMillan EMS and D.W. McMillan Home Medical Equipment.Fischer replaces…

From left, Andy Gartman, David Dobson, Kim Himes, Anna Ellis, Keith Horton, Jim Johnson, Brad Lowery, Sharon Davidson, Nancy Lowrey, Al Holley, Debbie Rowell, Delois Wilson, Bo Brantley, David Nolin, Jo Nolin, JoLynn Godwin, Nolan Godwin, Gordon Godwin, Erin Hankins and Candace Wooten hold the ribbon just prior to it being cut. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer About 100 people, from high school students to state lawmakers, got the opportunity…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Six members of the Escambia County Board of Education approved last week a long-awaited revised salary schedule and state-mandated October pay raises based upon the revised schedule, as well as the expulsion of a high school student and acceptance of the low bid for demolishing the auditorium at W.S. Neal High School. District 1’s Kevin Hoomes was unable to attend the August 25 meeting,…