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Halloween at the hospital
Atmore Community Hospital employees always celebrate Halloween in grand style. They have a costume contest and several departments also participate in a pumpkin contest. The cast of characters is shown above. Winners of the costume contest are Radiology and Maintenance – The Office, first place; Dawone Dortch, second place; Front Office – witches, third place. Pumpkin winners are Laboratory, first place; Surgery, second place; HIM and Case Management, third place.
Gideons elected to Lions district office
Gideons News Staff Report Atmore Lions Club member and Past President Bub Gideons was elected Second Vice District Governor of Lions District 34C, October 24, at the District Cabinet meeting. Lions of Alabama District 34C is comprised of 40 Lions clubs serving local communities throughout southern Alabama. Gideons’ duties in his new position will include serving as an assistant in the administration of the district, and representative of the district…
Jones graduates from Troy
Tracy Jones of Atmore graduated from Troy University during Term 1 of the 2020/2021 academic year. Jones attended Troy Online and graduated with the Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree. Term 1 includes students at Troy’s campuses in Dothan, Phenix City and Montgomery, Ala., along with teaching sites outside of Alabama and online.
ECHS falls to Flomaton in season-ender
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High played its final down of the 2020 season last Friday, October 30, against Flomaton High, closing out the season with a 37-0 loss to the Hurricanes, who vented their recent frustrations on the young Blue Devils. Flomaton, which had to forfeit region contests to region rivals T.R. Miller and Hillcrest-Evergreen due to COVID-19 exposure, handed ECHS its sixth no-score loss of a…
EA, 33-12
No. 3 Cougars roll over No. 2 Bessemer By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy, which came into its regular-season finale as the state’s third-ranked independent school team, rolled to a 33-12 win over second-ranked Bessemer Academy last Friday, October 30, with a 33-12 victory. EA quarterback Landon Sims scored two touchdowns and kicked two field goals and three PATs to help lead the way. With 5:05 left to play…