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Hometown heroes
Congressman Jerry Carl Early last year, I joined my friend Rep. Kat Cammack and several colleagues in asking our constituents to submit nominations for hometown heroes who had made an impact in their community over the course of the previous year. The past two years have been tough on millions of Americans across the country who have battled illness, loss of jobs, loss of family members, and financial struggles. Despite…
Karrick presents Founders’ Day speech
Evelyn Bilbo, right, and Nancy Karrick, center, members of Gamma Omega Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in Atmore, visited Delta Chapter in Monroeville April 12. They were welcomed by Dawn Pettit, left, Delta Chapter president and Alabama State 2nd Vice President. Karrick was the Founders’ Day speaker and talked about one of the Alabama founders, Olivia Dannelly, who was from Camden and also taught 7th grade English…
Hetrick, Bott earn EREC scholarships
Bott Hetrick Special to Atmore News Escambia River Electric Cooperative (EREC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Herman D. Johnson Scholarship Awards: Sarah Hetrick of Escambia County and Hannah Bott of Santa Rosa County.Sarah is a senior at Northview High School and is the daughter of Joseph and Connie Hetrick. Sarah plans to use this scholarship to pursue a nursing degree. She is the Senior Class Secretary…
PCI hosts electronics recycling day
Poarch Band of Creek Indians held its annual Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Day Saturday, April 30, at PCI Fire Station #1 on Jack Springs Road. Recycling was open to residents of Poarch and the surrounding area.John Vella, Operations Consultant with Electronics Recycling Services (a program of United Cerebral Palsy), said there was “a pretty good turnout” for the event, at which the company collected 15,896 pounds of electronics.…