Atmore News

UB announces winners in photo contest
Special to Atmore News United Bank President and CEO Robert R. Jones, III recently honored Community Photo Contest finalists at a reception held at the main branch in Atmore. The winners were announced and prizes awarded at the celebration. “Photography is the art of observation,” Jones said. “Each photo has a story and exposes us to special places and an instant in time. These artists put their stories not into…
NDSS to feature Wesley Dean in Time Square video
Special to Atmore News A man with local connections will have his picture in lights in the Big Apple later this month. Wesley Dean from Mobile will be featured on the big screen in the heart of New York City as part of the national Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) annual Times Square Video presentation on September 14. The presentation kicks off Down Syndrome Awareness month on the morning of the…
Ava Penner wins logo contest
Special to Atmore News Ava Penner, eighth grader at Escambia County Middle School, submitted a logo for the upcoming Alabama Association for Gifted Child (AAGC) Conference to be held in Birmingham in mid-October. Ava’s logo was chosen out of the hundreds of submissions received. Her logo will now be printed on conference t-shirts, pens, pencils, bags, and notepads. “We are so proud to have one of our student’s logo printed…
Students attend space camp
Escambia County Gifted Program students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades recently had the opportunity to attend Robotics Pathfinder Space Camp in Huntsville. While attending this camp, students learned how to program EV-3 robots. They eventually had a competition to see which teams were able to complete the most tasks with their robots and earn the most points. Shown at space camp are, from left, Mr. Larry (team leader), Ashlyn…
The bare bones of the matter
HealthActions Physical Therapy and Fitness hosted a seminar and dinner Thursday evening, August 29. Spine specialist Dr, D. Kevin Donahoe and joint specialist Dr. Matthew Barber gave the program. Shown are, from left, Dr. Donahoe; Holly Stanton, PTA, HealthActions Physician and Community Liaison; Johnnie Burnett, PT, DPT, cert. DN, HealthActions Regional Director – Southwest Alabama; and Dr. Barber.