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Coronavirus: Avoiding scammers
By PATRICIA SMITH Special to Atmore News As cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) accelerate, scammers are looking for ways to take advantage of the fears surrounding this widespread illness. Many websites are being created to sell bogus products. Scammers are using fake emails, texts, and social media to access money and personal information. Scams are also promoting fake information on awareness and prevention of coronavirus cases in communities. The following…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Casino cookies
Wind Creek Hotel recently ordered 500 St. Patrick’s Day cookies for hotel guests. Since the hotel and all other Wind Creek Alabama properties are closed, half the cookies were donated to staff at Atmore Community Hospital, while the other half were donated to residents of William F. Green State Veterans Home in Bay Minette. Shown, from left, Jordan Plato, Samantha Miller with Wind Creek, Brad Lowery, Kim Miller and Suzanne…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
3 denied parole
Staff Reports Shon Phillips of Atmore was among those denied parole during Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles hearings on March 11. Phillips began in 2018 serving a sentence of 65 months (5-1/2 years) in prison after his conviction for distribution of a controlled substance. Some may remember Phillips for his outstanding basketball career at Escambia County High School. In 1999, he earned honorable mention on the Alabama Sportswriters Association…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, week of March 15,2020
Lucille Carlie Conway Mrs. Lucille Carlie Conway, age 91, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Century, Fla. She was a native of Repton, Ala. and had resided in Flomaton, Ala. most of her life. She was a former employee of the Shirt Factory of Flomaton, Vanity Fair of Atmore, Ala. and Chemstrand. She was a homemaker and devoted her life to her family and serving others. She was a…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
BOE approves recommendations
News Staff Report The Escambia County Board of Education approved the following recommendations by Superintendent John Knott at a special board meeting Monday, March 9. Resignation 1. Clifford Matthews, teacher, W.S. Neal High School, effective March 2, 2020 Employment 1. Amber Waters, elementary teacher, Huxford Elementary School, effective March 16, 2020 (replacing Cynthia Davis) Expulsion Recommendation that a student be expelled from school for a period of up to one…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago