Year: 2024

Atmore News

ACH announces Lifesaver Award
From left, Brad Lowery, Julie Lane, and Radiology Manager Alisha Stabler Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced Monday, February 5, Julie Lane, R.T. (R) ARRT – Radiology Technologist, was awarded ACH’s Lifesaver Award which is presented to employees whose actions prevent a potential life-threatening deterioration in the condition of a patient, visitor, or fellow employee.“Julie made a potential life-saving catch for one of her patients,” ACH Administrator…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago
Obituaries, week of February 7, 2024
Callie Sue Stafford  Stafford Mrs. Callie Sue Stafford, age 77, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024.  She was born in Monroe County, Ala. to the late Earl and Callie Dunn Byrd. She was a retired LPN from Atmore Community Hospital and after retirement worked for Dr. Frances D. Salter, MD and attended Cross Point Church in Atmore. The title she was most proud of was being called…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago
Blue Devils coach: Class 4A, Region 1 similar to SEC
Harris By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When Vincent Harris accepted the challenge of trying to rebuild a once-proud Escambia County High School football program, he knew there were going to be obstacles.He knew that a loss of tradition, built over more than a decade of poor and mediocre seasons, a dilapidated field house and a lack of interest in the program by students who could help on the field would…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
ECHS fieldhouse rebuild nearing halfway point
Work continued on the field house Tuesday, January 30. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Work on Escambia County High School’s new athletic fieldhouse is nearing its halfway point, and officials expect that ECHS football players will dress out in the new facility prior to their first home game this fall.“We’re getting close to halfway finished,” Shaun Goolsby, director of operations for the county school system said last week. “We’re on…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
County voters gearing up for ‘Super Tuesday’ primary
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although only two local races, both Republican showdowns, will be on Alabama’s March 5, Super Tuesday primary ballots in Escambia County, the inclusion of GOP and Democratic presidential candidates could make things a little more interesting.Locally, only Escambia County Board of Education member Mike Edwards, who has represented District 3 for the past 12 years, and Escambia County Commission Chair Raymond Wiggins, who has been…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago