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Wounded warrior addresses Lions Club
By NANCY KARRICK Special to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club held its first meeting of August on August 1, in the Mayson Auditorium of Atmore Community Hospital. Lion Candace Wooten presided and recognized visitors Pat Hoffman, Mandie Thompson, Carla Dyess, John Drinkard, and Gus. The Diamond Centennial Membership award was presented to Stephen Van Pelt and the Gold Centennial Membership awards were given to Jordan Barnett and Candace Wooten. Anna…
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AHS acquires Watson Cabin
By SHANNON HALL JONES Special to Atmore News Today [August 1, 2018], the Atmore Historical Society is excited to announce that we have officially acquired the Watson Cabin, which will become the home of our Museum. The Watson Cabin is located in Heritage Park and is next door to the Peavy-Webb Building, which already houses our Welcome Center. Having the Watson Cabin for museum space will be an asset to…
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Report from the world’s largest naval exercise
Imagine the scenario: a massive earthquake strikes an impoverished island country. It is followed up by multiple aftershocks and a tsunami. Countless lives are lost and thousands more are injured. The United States and partner nations are called in to respond and help get the nation back on its feet. In this instance, this was a scenario as part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise, also known as RIMPAC,…
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Standing up for ICE
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, commonly known as ICE, is the federal law enforcement agency tasked with enforcing our nation’s border control, customs, trade, and immigration laws. The agency was formed back in 2002 when Congress passed the Homeland Security Act. ICE has over 20,000 employees, including over 400 offices in the United States and additional offices in 46 other countries. ICE is responsible for enforcement and removal…
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Americans are better off now
Two years ago, I joined other Republican House members in unveiling our “Better Way” agenda. The agenda covered everything from national security to tax reform to the economy. It was a bold vision about a different path for America that wasn’t driven by a larger, more powerful federal government. Instead, we advocated for a better way where we got government out of the way and allowed the American people to…
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