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City firemen return to work after precautionary quarantine
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two Atmore firefighters returned to work Sunday after a two-day coronavirus quarantine that resulted from a mutual-aid medical call at a home just across the Florida line. The city firemen were among eight first responders dispatched April 7 to a Walnut Hill residence, where it was later determined that the patient died of a heart attack. Atmore firefighters are often requested at rural scenes…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
On the National Register
Foster Kizer, left, and Bub Gideons observe social distancing while displaying the plaque designating the Strand as a historic place. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative connotations hogging most of the news lately, local residents needed a shot of something positive and uplifting. That arrived last week, when the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the Strand Theatre and adjoining Atmore Hardware Store building…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
City seeks Main Street Alabama inclusion
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members, meeting Monday, April 13, gave the OK to a resolution seeking inclusion in the Main Street downtown revitalization program. They also learned that the city wouldn’t have to put any money into impending upgrades at Atmore Municipal Airport. The Main Street resolution, which gained unanimous approval of the full council, was the only business item on the agenda for the…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
COVID-19 update
County’s confirmed case count hits double digits By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While some health officials report that the COVID-19 pandemic is reaching its apex, the number of confirmed cases within Escambia County (Ala.) has reached double digits. Escambia County Healthcare Authority officials reported in their twice-weekly update issued at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, that 10 cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed among residents of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of April 12,2020
Lisa Darlene Parnell Mrs. Lisa Darlene Parnell, age 58, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at her home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Heather Lyn Stewart. Mrs. Parnell is survived by her husband, Thomas Parnell; children, Jenagenifer, Jamie and Alyson Donald, Joseph Parnell, Christian Perez; mother, Robbie (Lindsey) Cook; brother, Russell Donald; sister, Linda (Cook) O’Bryan;…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago