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County youth excel at Junior Beef Expo
Two Escambia County young men brought home ribbons in the 60th Alabama Junior Beef Expo (JBE) March 15-17, held inside Teague Arena on the Garrett Coliseum grounds in Montgomery. Colbie English took fifth in the Class 13 Intermediate Division Showmanship competition. Rowdy Rutherford placed sixth in the Class 10 Intermediate Division Showmanship competition. JBE is presented by the Alabama Farmers Federation with numerous community and business sponsorships. Thousands of dollars…
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ACF gives back $90,000 first year
The Atmore Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of South Alabama, announced its first competitive grant awards on Thursday, March 22,at the United Bank Annual Joint Advisory Board Meeting. Since its inception in April 2017, the Atmore Community Foundation has distributed over $90,000 in grants from its donor advised funds and its Atmore Community Fund. Recently, the Foundation completed its first competitive grant cycle and awarded $1,360 to…
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Allen addresses AHS meeting
By BRANDY TURK Special to Atmore News The Atmore Historical Society held its quarterly meeting Tuesday, March 13, in the Atmore YMCA library room. AHS hosted guest speaker Mr. Bob Allen of the Mobile Historical Society. Mr. Allen is a native of Mobile, and is an Auburn and Alabama graduate. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Historic Mobile Preservation Society, chairman of Assets Committee of Historic…
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New arrivals at the library
Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivals Several patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Laura Nelson: The View From the Rain Shadow by Colleen Coble 5 stars Anne Petty: Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars Anne Petty: Dark in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars Joyce Sellers: Forever My Girl by…
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New Medicare cards are coming – Beware of scams
Medicare is mailing new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare starting in April 2018. Here are 10 things to know about your new Medicare card: 1. Your new card will automatically come to you. You don’t need to do anything as long as your address is up to date. If you need to update your address, visit your mySocialSecurity account. 2. Your new card will have a new Medicare…
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