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Spring planting is near – Join the Arbor Day Foundation in February and receive 10 free trees
Joining the Arbor Day Foundation is an ideal way to get in the mood for spring planting. Anyone who joins the Foundation in February 2017 will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees or 10 free redbud trees to plant when the weather turns warm. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. “These trees will help beautify your home for many years to come,”…
February concerts at GSUMC
Several concerts are scheduled to be held at Gulf Shores United Methodist Church. Broadway and More Now an annual tradition, the GSUMC Snowbird Broadway and More concert will be held Thursday, February 9, and Friday, February 10, at 7 p.m., in the church sanctuary. The performances will feature excerpts from such memorable Broadway musicals as Oklahoma, Oliver, The Wiz and a number of other favorites from Elton John, Simon and…
UB offers free tax preparation and filing assistance
United Bank announced it will again offer free tax preparation and filing assistance to residents across its footprint as part of the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program or VITA. VITA sites will be available at the bank’s Atmore, Foley and Frisco City locations through April 14, with services available to individuals and families with total 2016 incomes of $54,000 or less. In its fifth year, United Bank…
EA athletes sign letters of intent
Three Escambia Academy athletes signed letters of intents on National Signing Day, February 1, to participate in collegiate-level athletic programs. Senior athletes Kris Brown, Trae Lee and Drew Parker will step up to the next level. Lee accepted a Division I scholarship offer to play football for Navy (the U.S. Naval Academy). Brown became one of the newest members of Mississippi College’s football program. Parker signed a baseball scholarship with…
Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for January. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Huddle House #278, Brewton, 80, FSE Diamond #6 1322, E. Nashville Ave., Atmore, 88, limited food McDonalds #33548, 5995 Hwy. 21, Atmore, 88, FSE Subway # 18898 (F), Flomaton, 90, FSE Fastlane Convenience Store, Atmore, 90, FSE…