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Special to Atmore News The Alabama Department of Corrections released this week an update on the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on state inmates. The update: INMATE POPULATION ADOC has confirmed that one additional inmate has tested positive for COVID-19 as of May 12: *Fountain Correctional Facility (Atmore, Alabama) – one inmate Newly identified positive case(s) include inmate(s) who are symptomatic and inmate(s) who are asymptomatic. All existing quarantine protocols held in-place…

Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital’s (ACH) surgery department has upgraded their surgical equipment to now include a Stryker SafeAir Smoke Evacuation System. The new upgrade was put into service April 2021.“The Stryker SafeAir System makes surgery safer for both the patient and our surgical teams,” ACH administrator Brad Lowery said. “Though Alabama does not require smoke evacuation systems for surgery, we felt that adding an extra level of…

Pensacola Sports held its annual Senior Scholar Athlete Awards program Tuesday, May 11, at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola. There were 227 senior student athletes nominated from Escambia (Fla.) and Santa Rosa county schools. Meredith McGhee, Northview High School, was selected as the overall individual sports winner for girls’ golf. She received a one-year renewable scholarship from Pensacola State College. Selections were made by a committee consisting of educators, community…

Alabama State Troopers along with Atmore and Poarch fire and police departments responded to a two-vehicle accident early last Wednesday morning, May 12, on Jack Springs Road and Woods Road in the Freemanville community. According to witnesses, a red Hyundai Sonata and blue Ford Focus collided when the two vehicles entered the intersection. According to on-scene officials, two individuals were transported to a local area hospital by ASAP EMS with…