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PMJHS holds festival, ribbon cutting
The Annual Hugh J. White Harvest Festival was held Saturday, Nov. 2, at Pollard McCall Jr. High School. The event included the ribbon cutting for an outdoor classroom, an auction, games, food, vendors and a car show. Shown at the festival are, from left, Escambia County Board of Education President Loumeek White, Principal Junia Fischer, and Board of Education Vice-President Cindy Jackson.
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Winning ticket
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7016 Commander Billy Gates, at left, holds the container of tickets as Berklee Hall announces the winner of the rifle that was the top prize awarded by the Post during its November 1 raffle. Hall pulled Clint Lassiter’s name first, making him the winner of the Limited-Edition Donald J. Trump AR-15. Jim Harrison’s entry was selected as winner of $200 worth of gasoline from McMurphy…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Halloween at Atmore Community Hospital
Atmore Community Hospital personnel know how to celebrate Halloween!Thursday, Halloween day, several departments participated in a pumpkin decorating contest and a costume contest. Pumpkin contestFirst place – Little Shop of Horrors, Radiology DepartmentSecond place – Scarecrow, Therapy ServicesThird place – Zombie Chicken, Cardiopulmonary Costume contestFirst place – The Addams Family, Radiology DepartmentSecond place – Sally in Nightmare Before Christmas, Tiffany Byrd (Medical Records)Third place – Ursula, Little Mermaid, Brandi Golden,…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Obituaries, week of November 6, 2024
Leon Stewart Rev. Leon Stewart, age 94, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024. He was born to Rev. J.W. and Susie Stewart in Pineville, Fla. In his late teens he began to lose his vision and by age 20 was declared legally blind. He was saved in 1947; called to the ministry in 1949; entered Holmes Bible College; graduated in 1952; was ordained and married Donna Dooley.…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Making history
Rutherford becomes first PCI tribal member to serve as police chief At the ceremony Monday, from left, Judge Joe Brogden, Stephanie Bryan, Police Chief Chris Rutherford By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Chris Rutherford made Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) history on Monday, October 28, when he became the first tribal member to serve as chief of PCI’s police department.Rutherford was surrounded by more than 70 tribal officials, family members,…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago