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Ball named ACH Therapy Services manager
Ball Special to Atmore News Russell Ball has been named the Atmore Community Hospital Therapy Services manager.Ball has been serving as an occupational therapist for ACH since 2020. In his new role as manager, Ball will assume the overall management and administrative responsibility for the ACH Therapy Services Department, while maintaining his patient load of dry needling, hand therapy and other occupational therapy appointments.“Russell has been a great asset to…
DAR names 2022-2023 Good Citizens
Bethea Huggins Weaver Special to Atmore News The Fort Mims Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announces the DAR Good Citizens from three area high schools. The students were selected from the Senior Class of each school based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree.The DAR Good Citizens for 2022-23 are Thomas Aaron Huggins from Escambia Academy, Hayla Weaver from Escambia…
Byrd, Doerr selected to UA Early College Fall 2022 Director’s List
Special to Atmore News Two Escambia Academy students have been selected to the University of Alabama Early College Fall 2022 Director’s List.Patrick Byrd of Atmore and Timothy Doerr of Bay Minette were the two students selected, having met the required academic record of 3.6 or higher.The director’s list recognizes students enrolled in classes through the UA Early College program. UA Early College allows high school students to get a head…
UA releases President’s and Dean’s lists
Special to Atmore News Seven Atmore students were named to academic honors lists at The University of Alabama for the fall semester.To be named to the President’s List, a full-time undergraduate student must have an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).Atmore students on the President’s List are Chelsea Black, Charles Henley, Megan Wilson.To be named to the Dean’s List, a full-time undergraduate student must have an academic record of 3.5…
Obituaries, week of February 1, 2023
Sylvia J. Harrell Harrell Mrs. Sylvia J. Harrell, age 82, of Atmore, Ala., passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023.  She was born in Bratt, Fla. to Otis A. and Jessie “Catherine” Byrd Barnes.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Aubrey Ray Harrell, Sr.; her son, Donald Barnes and her siblings, Sylvester Barnes, Hollis Terry Barnes, Henry E. “Pete” Barnes, Wyvonne Barnes, Barbara Hendrix and Opal…