February 16, 2022 - Page 2 of 4

Atmore News

Senior Bowl Coach

Shown in center of photo, with beard, former ECHS standout Ron Middleton roamed the sidelines as head coach of the Nationals team during the February 5 Senior Bowl in Mobile. Middleton led his to team to a 20-10 victory. News photo by Ditto Gorme

Severe weather tax holiday Feb. 25-27

Special to Atmore News The 11th annual Alabama Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, February 25, and continues until midnight Sunday, February 27.There will be no state sales tax collected on eligible items, and participating cities, counties and towns will also be waiving their local sales tax assessments during the three-day holiday.Atmore is not taking part in the sales tax moratorium this year, nor…

Improving the system

BOE provides new accounting across schools By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education voted Friday, February 11, to purchase NextGen Financial Solution, which will provide new accounting software in every school. Superintendent Michele McClung said Escambia County is the only county in the state not on this system. The cost is $167,230. Board member Cindy Jackson asked Chief School Financial Officer Julie Madden for comments about…

CDC affirms value of COVID booster shots

Special to Atmore News The January 28 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) affirmed the value of COVID-19 booster doses in preventing infections and deaths from COVID-19.The report states that during the periods of Delta and Omicron variant emergence, COVID-19 vaccination protected against both variants. Even though COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness decreased with the emergence of the Delta variant and vaccine-induced immunity waned,…

America’s mineral resources
are critical to national security

Congressman Jerry Carl The demand for critical minerals across the globe is projected to increase rapidly in the coming years. Largely driven by the push to move toward more electric vehicles and a higher demand for renewable energy resources, the market for these minerals is projected to grow rapidly. America has vast mineral reserves that we can and should utilize, and we can do so in a way that is…