Year: 2020

Don Fletcher

Protective gowns added to Muskogee product line
Muskogee Technology employees assemble gowns. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Since its ancestor companies began doing business in 1988, Muskogee Technology’s product line has been adjusted to meet the demands of a global economy or an area disaster. With the COVID-19 pandemic causing a critical shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers nationwide, the company has shifted gears again. Muskogee Technology officials announced last week that the company,…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Alto Products shifts gears, now producing mask shields
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alto quality control inspectors eyeball a finished shield When the coronavirus pandemic began to filter into Escambia County, David Landa found a simple way to help. As the virus continued to spread through the area and the nation’s supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers began to diminish, Landa found a simple way to help. Landa, president of Alto Products, began by buying…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Obituaries, week of April 19,2020
Jeremiah Lewis Talmage Mr. Jeremiah Lewis Talmage, age 39, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020 in Orlando, Fla. He was born in Pensacola, FL. to Robert and Patricia Hadley Talmage. He was a Parts Manager with Chris Myers and was known to be the best parts manager around. He was an avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hank and Lane Talmage…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Lesson to be learned in Law Day cancellation
Every year, the emails start months ahead of time. Dates are set. Speakers are announced. Meticulous plans are made – down to the last detail, to the last minute of the agenda. It all leads up to two days every May when the Escambia County Bar Association hosts Law Day for area high school seniors. The event gives seniors the unique opportunity not only to sit in on a real…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Easter crosses
With coronavirus guidelines keeping everyone at a distance, Easter Sunday was different this year, but it was still Easter and the cross is still the symbol of the hope and promise of the Resurrection. At above is the cross that stood in front of Atmore Baptist Temple on South Main. Below, the decorated cross at First Baptist Church. Folks were invited to kneel at the cross after it was erected…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago