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Rathsack honored
Each year, the Atmore Community Hospital Auxiliary honors a volunteer who epitomizes the spirit and work of the Auxiliary. At the annual banquet held Thursday, July 6, Judy Rathsack, center, was honored by her peers as Volunteer of the Year. At left is Auxiliary President Patsy Brown, at right ACH President Doug Tanner. For more on the banquet, see page 5A of the July 12 edition of Atmore News.
Thanks for showing your colors!
Myrna Monroe enjoyed working on the flag insert we had in Atmore News Wednesday, June 28. The project was her idea and she embraced it. Lucy Swift was the first to send us a message in appreciation for the flag. Suzanne Barnett was the second, letting us know her flag was “flying.” We took some pictures of the flag displayed around town. Obviously we couldn’t take them all, and we…
Thrower killed in accident
EVERGREEN POST – A single-vehicle crash at 2 p.m. today, July 4, has claimed the life of an Atmore man. Robert Glenn Thrower, 55, was killed when the 1996 Chevrolet Blazer he was driving ran off the road, struck an embankment and over turned. Thrower, who was not using a seatbelt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on U.S. 29 at the 22.80 mile marker…
BOE votes to consolidate – ACM students going to RPES and ECMS (UPDATED 7-3-17)
After months of consideration, the Escambia County Board of Education voted in a called meeting Thursday, June 29, to consolidate A.C. Moore Elementary with Rachel Patterson Elementary School and Escambia County Middle School. After much discussion at the table Thursday, Chairman Willie J. Grissett called for a roll call vote. Board members Kevin Hoomes, Coleman Wallace, Danny Benjamin, Mike Edwards and W.J. Grissett voted yes for the consolidation. David Nolin…
Local farmers await disaster declaration – Tropical storm’s rains ruin summer harvest, delay fall planting
Singer Steve Earle notes in “The Rain Came Down,” that heavenly precipitation “will wash you away, or it ain’t never enough.” That’s the position in which Escambia County farmers, along with most farmers in southern and central Alabama, now find themselves. Still reeling from the effects of last year’s prolonged drought that brought a federal disaster declaration, those who earn their living from the land are now awaiting the issuance…