Year: 2020

Atmore News

Remember the military children
The VFW shows support by displaying this banner By BILLY GATES Special to Atmore News April is the Month of the Military Child, acknowledging the important role our kids play in the armed forces community. More than ever, let’s keep them close and understand that military life asks our children to make sacrifices, overcome the challenges of moving around and endure our absence when deployed. During the COVID-19 outbreak, military…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Episcopal Diocese Holy Week services
The Rev. Albert Kennington shared the following information for Holy Week. Many churches in the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast are livestreaming services. If you are a member of a church doing online worship, you are encouraged to join with your home congregation. For those congregations that are smaller, those who do not have a congregation, or those who may wish to gather together with people from across…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
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_time5 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_time5 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_time5 years ago