Atmore News

Culliver receives BSN degree
Morgan Smith, left, and Raven Culliver, right Raven Culliver achieved a milestone this week. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree from Grand Canyon University. Employed with Atmore Nursing Center, Culliver has worked step by step to achieve this degree – Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), then Registered Nurse (RN), and now BSN, a four-year degree. Culliver attended classes online through Grand Canyon University.On behalf of Director of…
Obituaries, week of July 10, 2024
Norma Lou Godwin Waters Waters Mrs. Norma Lou Godwin Waters, a beloved grandmother, gentle soul, and devoted follower of Christ, passed away at the age of 89 in Pensacola, Fla., on Thursday, June 27, 2024. She was born in Canoe, Ala. to Wiley Sylvester Godwin and Bertha Lee Morris Godwin. She was employed as an Instructor with Chemstrand – The Monsanto Company. She was a graduate of Escambia County High…
Rabid fox
Atmore woman bitten and treated News Staff Report Alabama Department of Public Health officials announced this week that an unidentified older Atmore woman was unloading her vehicle after returning from a recent grocery shopping trip when, seemingly from out of nowhere, she was attacked and bitten by a fox that officials later confirmed was rabid.The fox was taken to the Alabama Department of Public Health Bureau of Clinical Laboratories where…
PCI awarded grant for charging stations
News Staff Report Poarch Band of Creek Indians will receive nearly three-quarters of a million dollars as part of Gov. Kay Ivey’s 14-grant, $11.2 million award of federal funds designed to help boost electric vehicle (EV) charging along Alabama’s interstate highways.Thirteen of the grants, including Poarch’s, will be used to provide electric vehicle charging stations at fueling stations off the state’s various interstates. Another grant, awarded to Bevill State Community…
Bryan named Girl Scouts Leading Lady
Special to Atmore News Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama (GSSA) held its eighth annual Leading Ladies Awards Brunch Tuesday, June 18, recognizing outstanding women who are making an impact in their community, as well as organizations that are advancing women in the workforce. Associate Justice Sarah H. Stewart of the Alabama Supreme Court gave the keynote address, referencing the Girl Scout Law to highlight the values that are central to…