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ACH adds new surgical equipment
Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital’s (ACH) surgery department has upgraded their surgical equipment to now include a Stryker SafeAir Smoke Evacuation System. The new upgrade was put into service April 2021.“The Stryker SafeAir System makes surgery safer for both the patient and our surgical teams,” ACH administrator Brad Lowery said. “Though Alabama does not require smoke evacuation systems for surgery, we felt that adding an extra level of…
by Atmore News
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Brewton woman granted parole
Mealer By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton woman — sentenced in 2019 to serve 15 years in prison for drug possession and another, unspecified, drug felony — was granted parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles.Crystal Megan Mealer, 44, was released from Birmingham Work Release after having served two years and five months of the sentence, including 84 days of jail credit. She was…
by Don Fletcher
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McGhee receives top honors
Pensacola Sports held its annual Senior Scholar Athlete Awards program Tuesday, May 11, at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola. There were 227 senior student athletes nominated from Escambia (Fla.) and Santa Rosa county schools. Meredith McGhee, Northview High School, was selected as the overall individual sports winner for girls’ golf. She received a one-year renewable scholarship from Pensacola State College. Selections were made by a committee consisting of educators, community…
by Atmore News
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Two-vehicle crash
Alabama State Troopers along with Atmore and Poarch fire and police departments responded to a two-vehicle accident early last Wednesday morning, May 12, on Jack Springs Road and Woods Road in the Freemanville community. According to witnesses, a red Hyundai Sonata and blue Ford Focus collided when the two vehicles entered the intersection. According to on-scene officials, two individuals were transported to a local area hospital by ASAP EMS with…
by Atmore News
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Rough landing
No injuries were reported when an unidentified Baldwin County man piloted his 1968 Beechcraft V-35A aircraft to an emergency landing on the belly of its cabin at Atmore Municipal Airport around 4 p.m. Friday, May 14, after the plane’s landing gear reportedly failed to engage. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will reportedly conduct an investigation into the near crash.
by Atmore News
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