Month: August 2021

Atmore News

Auxiliary honors retirees
Sarah Hall, left, and Loyce Strawbridge. Not pictured is Hazel Higdon who was unable to attend the reception. By PATSY BROWNSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Community Hospital Auxiliary had a special Retirement Party Tuesday, August 17, to honor three very special ladies who had served by volunteering in the Auxiliary a very long time.Hazel Higdon started volunteering in February 1991 and retires with 30 years of service.Sarah Hall became…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Obituaries, week of Aug. 25, 2021
James Albert “Jimmie” Dixon Jr. Mr. James Albert “Jimmie” Dixon Jr. age 87, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 in Uriah, Ala. He lived in Uriah most of his life. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Monroe Branch. He worked for years with an Off Shore Oil Company as a cook. He enjoyed cooking and baking. He loved his family dearly and always valued…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
BOE mandates masks
Approves superintendent contract By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The only constant about COVID-19 is there is no constant.Escambia County public schools started classes with no mask mandate in place, however, that changed at the board of education meeting Thursday, August 12.Superintendent John Knott recommended to the board that a mandate be implemented due to the rising number of cases. The board voted unanimously to implement the mandate effective Friday, August 13,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time3 years ago
Man jailed for brother’s stabbing
Finklea By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man reportedly remained in an area trauma center this week after being stabbed nearly two weeks ago by his brother, who remained behind bars as midweek approached.Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Markey Deyeal Finklea, 42, was arrested Saturday, August 7, after police were sent around 1:30 p.m. to a Martin Luther King Drive residence in reference to a domestic dispute that…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Long-term investment
Mayor says city will benefit from hospital land swap The 8.83-acre tract the city received from ECHCA By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The appraised values of the parcels involved indicates that Escambia County Healthcare Authority got the better end of its March 2020 land swap with the City of Atmore. But Mayor Jim Staff said the city would also come out a winner in the long run.According to appraisals conducted…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago