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The Wound Care team, from left, Jennifer Campbell, Dr. Sheldon Harigel, Ashley Jackson, Jenna Blackwell. Not pictured is Brittney Coon, RN. Atmore Community Hospital announces that the ACH Wound Care Center is a dual recipient of RestorixHealth’s Clinical Distinction and Patient Satisfaction Awards. Recipients of these awards meet or exceed national quality benchmarks over a set period of time.The Atmore Hospital Wound Center earned Dual Distinction for January through June…

News Staff Report Alabama Power Company (APCO) officials said last Friday, March 15, that an 18-wheeler with a “tall load” snagged a power line and brought down a pole, leading to Thursday evening’s loss — for slightly more than four hours — of electric service for “about 145” Atmore customers.The mishap took place around 4:20 p.m., and APCO crews had to replace the pole and repair the line. They were…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles recently denied parole for an Atmore man serving a lengthy sentence on a weapons and burglary conviction but granted early release to an East Brewton man convicted more than a dozen years ago of dealing drugs. The board also denied early release for two Brewton men in prison for that same crime.Deonta L. Hudson Hudson Deonta L. Hudson…

County deputies arrest local men on drug charges By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) records show that county deputies arrested two Atmore men on felony drug charges during the period March 8-15, and that each arrestee was also charged with a second offense.Jonathan Lee Owens Owens Jonathan Lee Owens, 43, was booked into the ECDC March 12 on one count of possession of a controlled substance…