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Halloween at Atmore Community Hospital October 26
First place costume contest – Radiology – WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Second place costume contest – Materials Management – Laundry Third place costume contest – Outpatient and Pharmacy – The Price is Right First place pumpkin contest – Cardio Pulmonary Second place pumpkin contest – Materials Management Third place pumpkin contest – Therapy
Obituaries week of November 8, 2023
LuAnn Moss McGhee Mrs. LuAnn Moss McGhee, age 79, passed away Friday, October 27, 2023. She was born in Antigo, Wis. to the late Harold and Verna Moss. She was a lady of many occupations and interests with her favorites being a homemaker, reader and avid basketball fan. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-five years, Norvie Lee McGhee, Jr.; siblings, Tommy Moss, Donald Moss, Karen Moss…
Obituaries week of November 1, 2023
Darral Ray Walker Mr. Darral Ray Walker, age 65, passed away Monday, October 23, 2023 at his home in Marrero, La.  He was a native of Atmore, Ala. and a resident of Marrero the last twenty-nine years. He was an avid fisherman; enjoyed building and remodeling houses. He was an avid Alabama Football Fan and New Orleans Saints Fan. He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd Willard Walker;…
Auditions, show dates set for RAG’s ‘Polar Express’
Special to Atmore News Auditions and performance dates for Railway Arts Guild’s annual free-to-attend production of “The Polar Express” have been scheduled.Auditions for the show will be held November 5, 2 p.m., at Atmore City Hall.Parts are available for all ages, with a special focus on parts for children aged 6-18. Parts range in demand from feature roles with solos to non-speaking roles, so all levels of skill and experience…
Rear-end collision
One driver was injured in a two-vehicle collision that occurred around 11 a.m., October 18, near North Main Street’s junction with Avenue A. According to Atmore Police Department reports, the driver of a Nissan Titan — Shedrick Fountain, 48, of Atmore — was stopped in the roadway, waiting for a vehicle in front of him to turn, when a Ford Flex driven by 83-year-old Robert Simmons, also of Atmore, plowed…