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COVID-19Atmore News

Food shopping during quarantine
By HELEN JONES Special to Atmore News Meal planning and preparation can be a tremendous challenge during a time of quarantine. With mandates to shelter in place and limit trips to the grocery store, one of our most basic tasks, food shopping, becomes a lot more complicated. So how do you continue to provide healthy meal options? Here are some tips to help you make healthful food decisions and reduce…
by Atmore News access_time4 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_time4 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_time4 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_time4 years ago