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By Carolyn Bivins Extension Service Are you anxious to lose weight in a friendly competitive way? Well, join us at our Scale Back Alabama Weigh-In site. The Escambia County Extension Office is a Scale Back Alabama Weigh-In Site once again! The Scale Back Alabama program officially kicked off January 22 and the Escambia County Extension office at 175 Ag Science Drive (right behind Southern Pine Electric Co-op) is an official…

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.

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…

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…