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DOC officers make drug manufacturing arrest
News Staff Report Details were still sketchy this week on the December 17 arrest of a man who was arrested by state corrections officers on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance.Escambia County Detention Center records show that Alabama Department of Corrections officers arrested James Glyness McGougin, 34, and processed him into the county jail on three drug-related charges.McGougin, whose city of residence isn’t shown on the jail web site or…
Why I’m running for reelection
Congressman Jerry Carl A few short years ago, my wife Tina and I watched our son return from active combat in Afghanistan, and we noticed he struggled to deal with the complicated Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. I told Tina if I ever had a chance to improve this system and do more for our nation’s veterans, I would. Soon after, I launched my campaign for the United States…
ServSafe food safety certification class available
Register by phone or online Special to Atmore News ServSafe, a food sanitation certification training program, will be offered in January at the Escambia County Extension Office in Brewton.The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s ServSafe program provides the training resources to help keep food safety as an essential ingredient in every meal. The ServSafe® Food Safety Certification program offers the restaurant and foodservice industry an up-to-date, comprehensive food safety training…
Monoclonal antibodies available again
Special to Atmore News The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has received an advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 were again being shipped to states beginning Monday, January 3.On December 23, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had announced the temporary pause in allocations of some monoclonal antibodies.Various therapeutics are available for preventing and treating COVID-19 in…
It’s Girl Scout Cookie time
Special to Atmore News Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama started their annual Cookie Season January 2.This year’s cookie lineup includes two new cookies, the Adventurefuls and Toast-Yays. Adventurefuls are a brownie-inspired cookie with a caramel filling and a sea salt drizzle on top. Toast-Yays are French toast-inspired cookies with cinnamon icing. The Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Shortbread, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwich, and the gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip…