Category: Community

Special to Atmore News The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of this serious and highly contagious disease are rising in several states including Texas and Georgia just in the first two months of 2025. If exposed, unvaccinated people have a 90 percent chance of becoming infected, and infected people can spread the disease…

Special to Atmore News Coastal Alabama Community College had nearly $360 million in economic impact over Fiscal Year 2023-24, which equates to more than 5,100 jobs, according to a recent report from market analysis company Lightcast. That impact was focused on the college’s service region, which consists of Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties.“Coastal Alabama benefits society as a whole in Alabama by creating a…

Special to Atmore News An independent labor market report found Alabama’s community and technical colleges impact the state’s economy by $8.1 billion, with Reid State Technical College impacting the region’s economy by $33.6 million.The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) released the report by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics, on Wednesday, February 12. Lightcast analyzed data using Fiscal Year 2023-24 academic and financial reports from Alabama’s community and…

Special to Atmore News Mandie Thompson of Atmore will be a Signing Author at Books By the Bay, an outdoor book festival in Pensacola next month.The daylong event, sponsored by nonprofit Emerald Coast Writers, will feature more than 80 bestselling international, national, state and regional authors. Special presenters are New York Times bestselling author Julie Cantrell and award-winning filmmaker, producer Paul Sinor. The family-friendly festival will also include literary exhibitors,…

Gregg Akins, Joyce Petty By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met February 19, at the Mayson Auditorium in Atmore Community Hospital. President Lion Joyce Petty opened the meeting and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Lion Kevin Garrett gave the prayer and blessing.Following lunch, Lion Joyce gave out current information about the OWA diabetes walk on March 8 where Atmore Lions will be handing…