Don Fletcher

Healthy Kids Day draws small but enthusiastic crowd
Only half the number of youngsters who attended last year’s Healthy Kids Day observance at Atmore Area YMCA was on hand this year, but those who did show up seemed to have twice the fun. “We’ve been having fun all morning, really enjoying ourselves,” said Sonya Hollinger, who chaperoned young Jayden Sims, barely big enough to sit in a chair by himself. The skimpy attendance numbers (less than 70 children)…
APL new arrivals
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. Linda Ellison: Guests on South Battery by Karen White 5 stars Jerry Rednour: The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler 5 stars Michelle Amerson: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff 5 stars Marianne Classen: Without Warning by Joel Rosenburg 5 stars…
PCI offering summer food program
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all SFSP activities are the same for all regardless of race, color national origin, sex, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Breakfast and lunch will be served beginning Thursday,…
Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for April. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Lil Angels Infants and Toddlers, Atmore, 82, daycare food service Maw Maw’s Country Kitchen, Flomaton, 85, FSE McDonald’s, S. Main St., Atmore, 87, FSE Country Club of Brewton, 90, FSE Diamond #23, Hwy. 21 N., Atmore, 90,…