Category: Community

Thursday, February 18 Ribbon cutting City, Chamber and Escambia County Health Care Authority officials joined clinic personnel for the ribbon cutting, from left, Anna Norton, Mayor Jim Staff, Bo Brantley, Brianna Townson, Dominique Palmore, Dr. Layla Lundquist-Smith, Nurse Practitioner Lydia Bonner, Brad Lowery, Tina Roberson, Chris Griffin, Kathy Johnson, Nancy Lowrey, and Noah Graham. Office staff, from left, Brianna Townson, Addy Lee, Jennifer Blanton (standing), Courtney Hallford, Chasity Hyatt, Dominique…

West Special to Atmore News Maribeth West has joined the staff of Davis, Bell & Amerson, LLC, accounting and tax service firm in Atmore. Maribeth is the daughter of Omer and Annette (Chunn) West of Uriah, and a J.U. Blacksher High School alumna. Maribeth recently earned her Master of Accountancy from Troy University, which is also where she graduated with honors with her bachelor’s degree in accounting during the fall…

Special to Atmore News Creek Indian Enterprises Development Authority (CIEDA), the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ economic development arm, announces the opening of Flamingo Crossings in Orlando, Florida. Through CIEDA, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians entered into a Limited Partnership called the “Doradus Fund” with six other Indian Tribes to provide equity for developing a collection of hotel development projects throughout the Southeast. The Doradus Fund, a multi-tribe off-reservation…

Jason Pilger Chevrolet of Atmore in partnership with Jason Pilger CAREs donated $100 for every vehicle sold during the month of December to Sav-A-Life Atmore (Women’s Resource Center). Shown at the check presentation Tuesday, February 23, are, from left, Ben Jackson and Jannice Glover, with Jason Pilger; Mayor Jim Staff; Teresa Nichols, Women’s Resource Center / Sav-A-Life Client Service Manager.