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Honoring teachers of the year
Now candidates for state award Superintendent McClung, left, presents award to Tyler Parker Superintendent McClung, left, presents award to Leslie Wedgeworth By RANDY TATANO Special to Atmore News After nearly a decade without entering a teacher into Alabama’s Teacher of the Year contest, Escambia County Schools has two of its finest competing for the title. Leslie Wedgeworth, a third-grade teacher at Flomaton Elementary, and Tyler Parker, a math teacher at…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
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…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
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,…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
PHD Realty announces 2022 scholarships
For the sixth consecutive year, PHD Realty is pleased to announce the PHD Realty Determination Scholarship for 2022. This year, four $500 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying seniors who plan to attend technical school or college full time in the fall.To be eligible, students must attend high school in the county of Escambia or Monroe in Alabama or the county of Escambia or Santa Rosa, Florida. The student must…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago