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PCI donates $1 million to ACH
News Staff Report The Poarch Band of Creek Indians announced Monday, April 6, a $1 million donation to Atmore Community Hospital which serves the city of Atmore and western Escambia County, where the Poarch Creek Tribe’s trust lands are located. The donation, which was earlier approved by Poarch’s Tribal Council, provides funding that the hospital urgently needs to replace vital equipment such as a CT scan, ultrasound imaging, and new…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Coronavirus, Week 5
3 cases now confirmed in county Local testing, meals programs, more Lunch for heroes David Landis along with several donors, launched on April 2 their Atmore Heroes Lunch program, which began with meals for employees of Atmore Community Hospital, Atmore Police Department, Atmore Fire Department and ambulance services. The program will continue as a weekly event during the COVID19 crisis, with Poarch first responders added to the heroes list and…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Ivey issues liberal ‘shelter in place’ order
Gov. Kay Ivey issued today (Friday, April 3) a liberal “shelter in place order” for all Alabama residents and all other individuals living temporarily in the state. Effective tomorrow (Saturday, April 4), at 5 p.m., every person in Alabama is ordered to stay at his or her place of residence except as necessary to perform any of the following “essential activities”: A — To obtain necessary supplies. A person may…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of April 5,2020
Opal Maxine Gibson Mrs. Opal Maxine Gibson, age 77, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at her home in Laurel Hill, Fla. She was a native of Bay Minette, Ala. and had resided in Laurel Hill for the past three years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, A.B. and Ralphine McDill; infant daughter, Melanie Loree Gibson; two brothers,…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
ACH names Stabler radiology manager
Stabler Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced that Alisha Stabler has been promoted to the position of Radiology Manager. She joined ACH more than 19 years ago as a registered technologist and has worked in the radiology department since. Prior to that, Mrs. Stabler graduated from Pensacola Junior College with a degree in radiology. “Alisha has been promoted to the role of Radiology Manager after many years of service at ACH…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago