Category: Community

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced May 13 that people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 may go maskless in most places, Alabama’s nursing homes and hospitals are still under federal mask requirements. The Alabama Nursing Home Association and the Alabama Hospital Association are reminding citizens that they will be required to wear masks when they visit their facilities, even if they are fully vaccinated.“Cases of COVID-19 are…

Johnson Special to Atmore News Vince Johnson of Flomaton has been elected vice president of the Alabama Rural Electric Association Board of Directors. Johnson, president and CEO of Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, also will serve on the association’s safety and compliance committee.Johnson was elected to the two-year position at AREA’s 74th annual meeting held virtually April 8 at the AREA headquarters in Montgomery. Other officers elected were Tommie Werneth of…

Comfort Care Hospice was named the May Business of the Month by the Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce. Shown at the presentation are, from left, Maggie Quimby, left, with Comfort Care Hospice, and Chamber Director Anna Norton.

Escambia County Middle School students and faculty held a balloon release Friday, May 7, at noon, for Mental Health Awareness. Marlo Young, M.S., Mental Health Service Coordinator, Escambia County School System, has organized the Mental Health Awareness Walk to be held this Saturday, May 15, 8 a.m., beginning at the old YMCA on Pensacola Avenue and ending at Tom Byrne Park. MHA shirts can be purchased at Allegiance Apparel &…

Canon at ECHS ECHS 1965-66 Basketball Team Captain Mickey Cannon, fourth from right, was the heart of every team he ever played on or coached. By Dixie Hill In my eyes Coach Mickey Cannon, who was laid to rest in Atmore’s Oak Hill Cemetery on May 11, was the essence of the “All Around Best Athlete.” He excelled in football, basketball, baseball, swimming, and tennis. That was about the extent…