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Affordable health screenings coming to Atmore
Residents living in and around the Atmore area can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Grace Fellowship Church will host this community event on February 23. The site is located at 1412 East Nashville Ave in Atmore. Screenings can check for: * The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to risk for heart…
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UBCD announces creation of $7M loan fund
UB Community Development, LLC (UBCD) President, Alex Jones, announced the creation of a new $7 million New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) loan pool following the company’s successful funding of its previous $9M NMTC loan pool. The new $7M NMTC loan pool is designed to encourage small business growth and economic development across Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. UBCD partnered with community development partner, United Bank, to create the loan pool.…
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FitFest 2018
By Carolyn Bivins Extension Service It’s time! Time for FitFest 2018! You have saved the date, and it’s finally here! This year marks our 25th annual FitFest, our Silver Anniversary, and we are so excited about it! FitFest is a FREE health and fitness program for senior adults. The primary purpose of FitFest is to encourage individuals in the community and surrounding areas to become fully informed and pro-active about…
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Poster contest raises awareness
Escambia County Middle School fifth-grade students participated in the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The theme for this year’s poster contest is “Bring Our Missing Children Home.” La’Niya King, Gina Knighten, and Ariyana Young are the winners for Escambia County Middle School. Their artwork will be submitted to the State Contest Manager for local judging. Each participant had to submit a brief description of their poster and a…
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Students celebrate ‘100 Days of School’
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Perdido Elementary students in Mrs. Kambi Gohagin’s, Mrs. Anna Grant’s and Mrs. Brooke Drinkard’s kindergarten classes celebrated the first “100 Days of School,” on February 6. Preparation for the special day began over a week ago, as students created their individual “100” project at home. Everything from Cheerios and sequins, to stickers, seeds, Legos and paperclips, were used to create their unique set of…
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