Day: April 8, 2020

Atmore News

Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for March. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. Atmore Community Hospital, Atmore, 95, food service establishment Diamond #4, Howard St., Atmore, 97, limited food All of God’s Children Learning, Atmore, 97, daycare food service Note: Only three items were submitted by ADPH for March.
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Hope in the time of the coronavirus
Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman In Genesis 2, God says “It is not good that the man should be alone.” He made us for Himself, but he also made us for one another. Separation is painful for us all. This fight against the coronavirus called COVID-19 is hard. We are forced to separate from one another. Our economy is sorely wounded. Worse, our neighbors are infected with this disease, some fighting…
by Submitted Article access_time4 years ago
AFD installing new safety apparatuses
Capt. Daniel Love checks to make sure the SCBAs are firmly attached. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department personnel moved a step closer this week to assuring that firefighters are safer when fighting a fire of any magnitude by installing new self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) on fire suppression units and command vehicles. City council members approved in January a bid of $80,448 for 24 packs (48 bottles)…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Farewell to VanDora
Family, friends gather at site where body discovered Brothers Robert Dailey and Van Dailey, left, bow their heads as Rev. Michael Arnold, fourth from left, prays during the memorial service. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Friends and family members of VanDora Latasha Dailey gathered Saturday, April 4, outside a single-wide mobile home to memorialize the 24-year-old, special-needs woman whose body was recently discovered inside the dwelling. The grim discovery…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Congratulations, seniors
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Congratulations, Seniors 2020! Under normal circumstances, you’d hear that expression in May when high school graduation ceremonies take place. But for all students, this is anything but a normal year. Schools were closed due to the coronavirus with hopes of opening back on April 6. But that deadline was extended – all the way through the end of the school year. School administrators and teachers…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago