Atmore News

New x-ray scanner in place at ACH
Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced that it has begun using a new x-ray machine in its Radiology Department. The new dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Prodigy system delivers with exceptional precision and low-dose radiation. According to a press release from ACH, Prodigy provides precise data on soft tissue and bone composition, including bone-mineral density (BMD) and lean- and fat-tissue mass. At the same time, Prodigy streamlines patient care and practice workflow.…
Sims leads Cougars to 35-6 win over Wilcox
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Landon Sims threw for more than 200 yards and kicked five extra points to help lead Escambia Academy past Wilcox Academy, 35-6, last Friday, September 11. The win was the second region victory for the Cougars as they advance to 3-1 for the season and 2-0 in region play. The Cougars took a 7-0 lead after scoring on a long pass from Sims to Daughtry…
BOE sets homecoming, approves personnel
News Staff Report The county’s two public high schools will celebrate homecoming in the next few weeks. At the Escambia County Board of Education meeting Monday, September 14, Superintendent John Knott announced the dates as follows: Escambia County High School, Friday, September 25; W.S. Neal High School, Friday, October 2. The board approved the following personnel changes on Knott’s recommendation. Resignation 1. Teresa Nipper, cosmetology instructor, Escambia County High School,…
Some good news
Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman [Released September 8] So often we only hear bad news from the national media, and the good news we do hear is either downplayed, obscured, or put in a less positive context. That has been particularly true since the media seized on COVID-19, the economic effect of the response to it, and this summer’s urban rioting as the “news” they needed to hurt President Trump politically.…