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Public Health encourages vaccination
August is National Immunization Awareness Month and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) would like to encourage parents to protect their children by making sure they are up to date on recommended vaccinations. “While parents are going through the process of ensuring their children have the necessary supplies and clothing to go back to school or childcare, they should also check their vaccination schedules and protect them from serious…
DRA graduates 8 Alabama leaders – Atmore’s Susan Smith among grads
LAKE BARKLEY, Ky. – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently celebrated 49 new graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) who will collaborate with DRA’s leadership team to continue helping create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama. The 49 graduates, including eight from Alabama, have completed the year-long DLI Executive Academy, a training program that brings together business…
Saucer named FNB&T Business Banking Officer
The Board of Directors of First Suncoast Trust Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiary bank, First National Bank & Trust, have named Andrea Saucer the Business Banking Officer. President and CEO Glen Davis said, “I am pleased that Andrea has joined FNB&T. With her thirteen years of banking experience, she will be a valuable asset to our bank. We welcome Andrea and her husband, David, to our FNB&T family.” “I am pleased…
Keeping Century’s history alive – Group seeks state marker for historic district
By RUSSELL BROWN Special to Atmore News It was 1988 when two ladies came together with the idea that their little church was of historic merit and deserved to be noted as such. After a little research, they decided to make the necessary requests and have the church added to a national listings of U.S. historic sites called The National Register of Historic Places. The ladies quickly learned the almost…
Eclipse postage stamps available
On August 21, 2017, tens of millions of people in the United States will have an opportunity to view a total eclipse of the sun. A total solar eclipse was last seen on the U.S. mainland in 1979, but only in the Northwest. The eclipse this summer will sweep a narrow path across the entire country – the first time this has happened since 1918. The U.S. Postal Service® anticipates…