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Special to Atmore News Staying warm, keeping well informed and taking extra precautions is extremely important during times of extremely cold weather. When exposed to cold temperatures, our bodies begin to lose heat faster than it can be produced. This results in abnormally low body temperature called hypothermia. Hypothermia occurs when the body’s core temperature falls below 95 degrees Fahrenheit, just a few degrees less than the normal body temperature.…

The Escambia County spelling bee was held Thursday, Feb. 3, at Flomaton High School. Thirteen spellers from public schools and Brewton city competed. They are, from left, Aaron Brewton, 4th grade (Brewton Elementary School); Hailey Jordan, 6th grade (Brewton Middle); Laya George, 5th grade (Escambia County Middle); Imari Lemon, 8th grade (Escambia County Middle); Brooke Boutwell, 3rd grade (Flomaton Elementary); second place – Caleb Ware, 6th grade (Flomaton Elementary); Jayleigh…

Special to Atmore News Atmore will share in the $25.5 million being invested statewide by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help rural businesses and farmers through business expansion and technical assistance.According to a press release issued jointly by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Nivory Gordon, director of Alabama’s USDA Rural Development, the agency has allocated $2.1 million in loan guarantees to United Bank to assist the Coastal…

Special to Atmore News The Brewton community will gather to honor the memory of the late Coach Darrell Blevins at a ceremony on the Coastal Alabama Community College baseball field in Brewton at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5. Blevins, a respected coach, instructor, and deacon at First Baptist Church of Brewton, was head baseball coach of the Warhawks for 15 seasons. He passed away in August 2021.In his honor,…

Escambia Academy held Senior Night Tuesday, January 25. Seniors honored are, from left, Lillie Lanham, Jamison Janes, Brian Brown, Tomorrion Knight, Kanye Hooks, Rayvon Barnes, Landon Sims, Bubba Nettles.