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Receive 10 free trees Special to Atmore News Spruce up your landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid between October 15 and December 10, depending on the right time for…

Still time for energy savings Special to Atmore News Alabama Power is sharing tips to stay cool and save energy as summer lingers. School and football may be just around the corner, but there’s still plenty of hot weather ahead. Here are some simple tips from Alabama Power to save on energy as temperatures continue to sizzle: • Clean or change your HVAC filters regularly for proper performance. Doing this…

The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for July. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Hardee’s (A) #5678, Atmore, 87, FSE Mark’s, Brewton, 88, FSE Huddle House #278, Brewton, 90, FSE Circle K #2721575, Forrest Ave., East Brewton, 91, FSE Camp 31 BBQ & Grill, Brewton, 91, FSE Pic N Save #618…

Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivals Several patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Anne Sherrill: The Broken Road Trilogy by Richard Paul Evans – 5 stars Angie Shelly: Home Body by JoAnna Gaines – 5 stars Crystal Vause: Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare – 5 stars Susan Sanks: The…

One training session left The Escambia County Board of Education will host one more free substitute personnel training session Friday, August 9, 9 a.m., Atmore Central Office If you are currently on the substitute list for the school district and/or wish to become a substitute teacher, teacher assistant, secretary, cafeteria worker or custodian, you must attend this training before you can begin subbing for the 2019-2020 school year. No one…