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Beware Social Security scam
The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is warning citizens about a nationwide telephone “imposter phishing” scheme. The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have received several reports from citizens across the country about persons receiving phone calls from individuals posing as OIG investigators. The caller indicates an issue exists pertaining to the person’s Social Security account or Social Security number…
Howard on USS Bonhomme Richard
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) – Lt. Shanique Howard, at right, from Uriah, administration officer aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), provides instructions to sailors participating in the E-5 Navy-wide enlisted advancement exam on the ship’s mess decks. USS Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance…
Dortch wins FLW tour – Rookie pro wins $100,000
LEESBURG, Fla. – Rookie pro Bradley Dortch of Atmore brought a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 2 ounces to the scale Sunday, March 12, to win the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Ranger Boats. Dortch’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 73-9 gave him the win by a narrow 1-pound, 12-ounce margin over second-place pro J.T. Kenney of Palm Bay, Florida, and earned him $100,000…
Credit repair session set
SPRAG (Single Parents Raising a Gift) is hosting an event to help individuals become home owners through Habitat for Humanity. The workshop will be held Saturday, April 1, 9 a.m. until noon, at the Atmore Public Library. The owner of a credit repair business will talk about improving credit scores and will hold a drawing for a free credit repair service (valued at $499). There is limited seating in the…
Mt. Pisgah holding special day
Pastor Dr. Michael Wilson, the officers and members of Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church invite all to worship with them as they celebrate their Annual Nurses Guild and Usher Day Sunday, March 19, 3 p.m. Overseer Shawon Salter and AOH Church of God Family will be the special guests. This invitation is extended by Dr. M.L Wilson Sr., Pastor; Sis. Delois Wilson, President of Nurses Guild; Sis. Barbara A. Dukes,…