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USPS releasing Alzheimer’s Semipostal stamp
The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new stamp Thursday, November 30. The Alzheimer’s Semipostal stamp will be sold for 60 cents. The price includes the first-class single-piece postage rate in effect at the time of purchase plus an amount to fund Alzheimer’s research. By law, revenue from sales of the Alzheimer’s Semipostal stamp – minus the postage paid and the reimbursement of reasonable costs incurred by the Postal Service…
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Caraway, Dickerson wed
On a beautiful Autumn Sunday afternoon October 29, 2017, in Gulf Shores, Alabama, Sarah Joyner Dickerson and Marcus Wayne Caraway exchanged their wedding vows in the presence of their family. The bride was beautiful as her father walked her down the aisle. Sarah designed her wedding dress using Birmingham, Alabama wedding gown designer Heidi Elnora’s Build-A-Bride collection. She wore the romantic and soft A-line silhouette called Ella Grace made out…
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Nipper signs with CACC
J U Blacksher High School senior Jae-Lauren Nipper signed with Coastal Alabama Community College (Brewton campus) on a softball scholarship. Shown at the signing on Thursday, November 16, are, seated, dad Jimmy Nipper, Jae-Lauren, mom Rebecca Nipper; back, travel ball coaches Ren Powell, Paul Walton; JUB coaches Tommy Kilpatrick, Ginger Middleton; Principal Donald Baggett; CACC Coach Misty Nims.
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YLA learns about resumes and interviews
By OLIVIA SIMMONS Special to Atmore News On November 8, 2017, Youth Leadership Atmore (YLA) held their second session at United Bank. We met at the bank at 8 a.m. and had a light breakfast before getting down to business. This session was intended to show us how to make resumes appealing and how to represent ourselves well during an interview. A few days prior to this session, we submitted resumes for…
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Student presents Patriots’ Pen essay to veterans
Each year, Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors the Patriot’s Pen Essay youth essay contest. The essay contest encourages students in grades six through eight to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. This year’s theme was “America’s Gift to My Generation.” Perdido Middle School seventh-grader…
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