Day: November 2, 2023

Special to Atmore News Alabama Lions Sight (ALS) will be providing low-cost vision screenings at the Escambia County Health Department on Friday, November 17.An ALS mobile eye unit, with a board-certified optometrist on board, will be on hand. The unit also contains “the same equipment found in brick-and-mortar offices.”Eye exams are $20 each, and ALS will file insurance claims, if applicable.If a screening indicates that a person might benefit from…

Lundy By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man serving a 20-year sentence for his 2016 conviction on several crimes, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Sean Paul Lundy was convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court of second-degree domestic violence, second-degree kidnapping, possession of a pistol by a person convicted of a violent crime and an unspecified “Class C felony” from Baldwin County.He…

Staff, management and residents of Atmore Nursing Center (ANC), along with Crowne Health Care (CHC) officials and members of the general public, celebrated on October 26 the formal ribbon cutting for ANC’s Magnolia Memory Care Center (MMCC), which was put into service late last year. Finger foods, snacks and lemonade were served in ANC’s dining hall prior to the ribbon cutting, and tours of the unit were offered. Shown from…