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Pool hours announced for Houston Avery Park
News Staff Report The city pool at Houston Avery Park is now open to the public five days a week. The pool opened Tuesday, May 29, at the municipal park, located just off Martin Luther King Drive. Admission for swimmers is $1 per person. The public may swim from 2 to 7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The pool…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
13 vie for 3 seats on PCI Council
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer Thirteen candidates are running for three positions on the Poarch Creek Indian Tribal Council. The election will be held this Saturday, June 2. Positions and candidates are as follows: Vice-Chair The candidates are Robert “Robbie” McGhee (incumbent), Amy Bryan, James T. (Tim) Martin, and Chris Woolley. Member at Large (two positions) The candidates are Sandy Hollinger (incumbent), Keith Martin (incumbent), Candace Fayard, Chance Jackson,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
National Doughnut Day
By Nancy Karrick Columnist Hip, hip hooray. June 1 is National Doughnut Day! Wonder just how many of you knew this little known holiday was celebrated the first Friday in June each year? The first Doughnut Day was organized by the Salvation Army in 1938, to raise awareness about World War I, to honor their members who served doughnuts to the soldiers, and to raise funds for the Salvation Army’s…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
We remember the fallen
As Americans, we know all too well that freedom is not free. Each time we bow our heads to pray or speak up for what we believe in, we exercise rights that many across the world do not have. These are just some of the unique freedoms that the brave men and women of the United States military have fought and died to protect. We are reminded of their patriotic…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
Congressman visits ACH to address rural hospital challenges
Also visits local pharmacy By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With over-regulation, soaring operational costs and a federal reimbursement index that works against them, rural hospitals are fast becoming an endangered species. U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne was in Atmore Tuesday, May 29, where he discussed some of the challenges facing small-town medical centers during a private briefing with state hospital officials and local leaders at Atmore Community Hospital. The update…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago