Month: November 2017

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about this sweet potato in the shape of a heart. As I said, there were two things I knew about it. One was that it’s unusual. The other was that I wasn’t sure who brought it to me. I thought I knew, and I said that in the column, but I wouldn’t print the name in case I was wrong. Turns out I…

According to Sickweather, the world’s first real-time map of human health, the following reported illness and symptoms are running rampant in the Mobile-Pensacola region, including Escambia County and Atmore: According to the health monitoring organization, fever and flu were “trending high” in and around Mobile and Pensacola during the recent Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Reports of common cold were also prevalent in this region, whereas reports of ear infection, which had become a…

By DONNA REYNOLDS Special to Atmore News Many people now avoid the crowds and do their Christmas shopping online. Experts predict that this Christmas season consumers will spend more money than ever buying gifts on the internet. Last season set new records of internet spending, and this year, more of the large retailers are targeting internet shoppers with bargains. This means that there will be more competition among these retailers,…