Category: News

Medal of Honor recipients to be honored with U.S. 31 signs Manning Seay By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Most people outside Escambia County, Alabama — as well as most people inside Escambia County, Alabama — don’t know it, but the county is one of the few rural districts in the U.S. that were home to two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. That’s about to change. Billy Gates, commander of…

Special to Atmore News On Tuesday, November 10, it was the students at Escambia County Middle School who held a public thank you and recognition of our veterans in Atmore. The misty drizzle let up for a time to allow fifth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students to gather around the school sign along Highway 21 and place small American flags to honor our country’s veterans. These grades were selected because their…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy’s football team, riding the wave of a 10-1 record and lop-sided wins in its first two playoff games, is set to make its fifth straight AISA state championship appearance this Friday, November 20. The Cougars are set to meet 11-1 Chambers Academy, also a perennial championship contender, at 3:30 p.m., in Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl for the Class 2A title. “We are excited to…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A collaborative project between Atmore’s Billy Glenn Rushing American Legion Post 90, Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Atmore should by the end of this week be welcoming visitors to the city while also welcoming home local veterans returning from deployments. A large mural that will be painted on the south wall of Legion headquarters, overlooking the post’s monument park, will feature…

Should be available in Alabama mid-December Special to Atmore News According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, as soon as mid-December, healthcare providers and the chronically ill in Alabama could begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine. U.S. Army Gen. Gustave Perna, Chief Operating Officer of Operation Warp Speed, recently spoke with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris about the rapid progress that will make it possible for an initial supply of…