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Contest to name it Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced that it will open a new primary care physician clinic in Atmore. The new primary care clinic is tentatively set to open in December of 2020 and will feature a new physician partnered with a new advanced practice provider, supported by a team of nurses and office staff. “We are currently working to finalize the contract for…

Staff re-elected; Johnson takes D3 seat; Gideons, Harrison in run-off Gideons and Harrison at city hall August 25 News Staff Report When there is uncertainty about a voter’s eligibility because the potential voter’s name is not on the voter rolls, he or she doesn’t have the required identification document or some other issue, the election manager is required to offer the voter a provisional ballot instead of a regular ballot.…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police and firefighters take all kinds of precautions to avoid contracting COVID-19. They wear top-notch personal protective gear and they are warned in advance that they are being sent to a location where COVID-19 has been — and still may be — present. Still, the public safety officers are not immune to the novel coronavirus, which has been confirmed in more than 1,000…

Blackmon Mallory Jones News Staff Report The Distinguished Young Women of Escambia County hosted a “watch party” Saturday, August 22, to showcase the Class of 2021 and name the Distinguished Young Woman of 2021 and two alternates. The 2021 DYW of Escambia County is Olivia Blackmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jayson Nichols Blackmon. Olivia attends T.R. Miller High School. The 1st Alternate is Hannah Mallory, daughter of Peter Jackson…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Dripping water and falling ceiling tiles made it overly obvious several months ago that the “band-aids” placed liberally across Atmore City Hall Auditorium’s roof were no longer sufficient to treat the facility’s wounds. Ronny Wedgeworth, owner of Flomaton-based Dan Wedgeworth Roofing Co., and his crew began recently an emergency roof-replacement project that was approved by the city council on June 8 at an estimated…