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Special to Atmore News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended the first updated COVID-19 boosters which target both the original strain of the virus and two of the Omicron variants (BA.4 and BA.5). People ages 12 and older are eligible to receive Pfizer-BioNTech boosters and people ages 18 and older may receive Moderna boosters which provide broader protection against the newer variants.Vaccine…

Special to Atmore News Officials with Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announce the name of the former ACH MedPlus Building has been changed to ACH Specialty Care, which will be home to visiting specialists and the hospital’s general surgeon.“We are in the process of looking at area physicians who have an interest in holding a clinic in Atmore,” ACH administrator Brad Lowery said. “As of today, we have vascular care, general…

Jackson Breckenridge of Atmore was named to The University of Alabama Dean’s List for summer semester 2022.A total of 383 students enrolled during summer semester 2022 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above).The UA dean’s list recognizes full-time undergraduate students.

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Escambia County Training School alumni held their annual Gathering Friday, September16. This was the first reunion since 2019. The Gathering is always hosted by the Class of 1967.Among those attending were the following:1951: Elnetta Johnson Thomas1955: Rosetta Johnson Sims1956: Delois Cambell Gandy1957: Bishop Willie Lee Williams, Pastor Isabell Ephraim Brazzell1959: Carolyn Flavor Deshield, Harold Dailey, Lois Brazzell McKenzie, Mary Brazzell Manning1960: Emma Johnson Thomas1963: Clarence Hudson,…

From left, Maria Ewing, Alaina Ewing, Raquel Ewing Alaina Ewing shows an illustration of the sky in transformation By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher It isn’t often elementary school students get to meet an author. And it’s certainly a rarity when an author visits a school and reads her book to the students.Friday, September 16, author Alaina Colleen Ewing visited Rachel Patterson Elementary School and read her book to kindergarten and first-grade…