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CPR, AED lessons
The Escambia County Middle School Project ASTEM staff was trained on Citizens CPR by Suzanne Helton, Escambia County High School health science teacher, on Friday January 19. after school. The Citizen CPR Foundation is dedicated to saving more lives from sudden cardiac arrest by increasing the number of lay responders trained in CPR and how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Shown in training is Marcia Adams, ASTEM site co-coordinator.
Tax season 2018 has arrived – Here’s some tips
MONTGOMERY – Are you ready to file your income tax return? Tax Season 2018 begins on Feb. 1, and the filing deadline this year is April 17. The Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) has a few tips and suggestions to help you file your return safely and get your refund as quickly as possible: * FILE EARLY! As soon as a taxpayers receive their W-2s, 1099s and other documents, they…
YLA learns about Atmore’s history and culture
By OLIVIA SIMMONS Special to Atmore News On January 10th, Youth Leadership Atmore held their “Looking Ahead by Looking Back” session. This session was intended for the students to learn more about the African American, Native American, and Caucasian history of Atmore. We started our day off at Trinity Episcopal Church, the oldest church in Atmore, where we were served “sawmill” gravy and homemade biscuits. There we talked about the…
A senseless shutdown
By Congressman Bradley Byrne Since coming to Washington, there have been several times when it felt like I was banging my head against the wall in frustration. One of those times was during the recent, senseless government shutdown. Last Friday at midnight, the entire federal government shutdown after the Senate failed to pass a bill to continue government funding. The bizarre thing was that Democrats did not disagree with a…
‘In all things … ‘
By Nina Keenam How wonderful it was earlier this week to rush inside a warm house after running an errand. Bits of snow had still lingered in shady spots along my drive. On the way home, I stopped to grab a take-out lunch and encountered ice on the pavement at the store entrance. I believe God was watching over me as I carefully made my way on the icy pavement.…