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Walker Special to Atmore News Pattie Walker has been named Human Resources (HR) Recruiting Coordinator for the Escambia County Health Care Authority (ECHCA) for both D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital (DWM) and Atmore Community Hospital (ACH). Pattie steps into a new position created to recruit employees for the ECHCA system.“We are excited that Pattie has joined our team,” ECHCA Interim CEO Stephen Fischer said. “As it is with every organization across…

Rachel Patterson Elementary School students recently completed a Toys for Tots toy drive. Shown with the collection of holiday gifts are, front row from left, Keylen Jones, Treasure Jones, Vera Fularz, Juno Wilson, Tierra Lane, Shabralei Hands, and Camarian Simpson; back row, from left, are Jimmie Marshall, Leslie Sellers, Ryla Crayton and Ethan McGhee, Toya McMillian and Pastor Catadro North.

A photograph doesn’t do it justice. The late Mary Gibbs’ house on Pensacola Avenue has long been known as the Christmas House – and for good reason. Every year, her house is decorated with ribbons and bows, poinsettias and lights and snowmen and wreaths. Even though Mrs. Gibbs passed away earlier this year, her family kept the tradition alive. There are a number of houses around town with yards of…

A Filipino Mass was celebrated at St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church Sunday afternoon, December 18. Celebrant was the Reverend Lito J. Capeding, Port Chaplain, Archdiocese of Mobile. The Mass was in Filipino and English. Shown are, from left, the Rev. Joseph Chacko, Pia Gorme, Rhecy Currie, Amor Wilson, Athena Wilson, Rev. Lito Capeding, Emma Holder, Leila Warren, Juno Wilson, Lily Warren, Paolo Gorme, Kharina Gorme, Susan Barrow, Mary Ann McMillan…