Category: Community

Evelyn Bilbo, right, and Nancy Karrick, center, members of Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in Atmore, visited Delta Chapter in Monroeville April 12. They were welcomed by Dawn Pettit, left, Delta Chapter president and Alabama State 2nd Vice President. Karrick was the Founders’ Day speaker and talked about one of the Alabama founders, Olivia Dannelly, who was from Camden and also taught 7th grade English…

Bott Hetrick Special to Atmore News Escambia River Electric Cooperative (EREC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Herman D. Johnson Scholarship Awards: Sarah Hetrick of Escambia County and Hannah Bott of Santa Rosa County.Sarah is a senior at Northview High School and is the daughter of Joseph and Connie Hetrick. Sarah plans to use this scholarship to pursue a nursing degree. She is the Senior Class Secretary…

Poarch Band of Creek Indians held its annual Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Day Saturday, April 30, at PCI Fire Station #1 on Jack Springs Road. Recycling was open to residents of Poarch and the surrounding area.John Vella, Operations Consultant with Electronics Recycling Services (a program of United Cerebral Palsy), said there was “a pretty good turnout” for the event, at which the company collected 15,896 pounds of electronics.…

Max Parker, seated at left, greets old friend W.J. Grissett, right. Among those waiting in line are Coleman Wallace and Arralean Ellis. By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Atmore native Dr. Max Parker came home Friday, April 29, to sign copies of his new book, The Mask Wearing Journey of Sweet Papa T: Why African American Men Hide Their Feelings, the sequel to his autobiography, The Real Education of Sweet Papa…

Officials with Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced they have entered into an agreement with UAB Medicine to provide the hospital with UAB eMedicine tele-critical care coverage.“We have been working with UAB and their eMedicine team to broaden the tele-health capabilities at ACH,” ACH Administrator Brad Lowery said. “We are happy to announce that we have now introduced the tele-critical care coverage at ACH.”The UAB eMedicine tele-critical care program allows staff…