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UB holding photo contest
United Bank is redecorating their branches, and they’d like your help – and you might win prize money. The bank is asking for photos of farms, landscapes and buildings around Monroe, Escambia, or Baldwin counties in Alabama or Santa Rosa or Escambia counties in Florida. Photos should be emailed to marketing@unitedbank.com with your name, address, contact information and photo details no later than June 30, 2017. Large format photos are…
Companion dog another ‘life-changer’ for disabled veteran
Beth Wiggins recognizes the 2015 incident that landed her in a Mobile hospital, cost her both her legs and forced her to spend lengthy periods in two different rehabilitation facilities as a life-changing event. Last Saturday, May 13, she experienced another life-changing event. Wiggins, a Canoe resident who served two tours of duty before receiving an honorable discharge from the Marines as a corporal in 1999, was the recipient of…
What’s going on at the library?
Atmore Public Library Director Hope Lassiter says the library has a fun-filled summer planned. The Summer Reading Program kicks off Friday, June 2, and continues every Friday in June at 10 a.m. June 2 – Poodle Show June 9 – Wild West Rope Show June 16 – Magician June 23 – Atmore Fire Department June 30 – Portable Petting Zoo The library will have a book fair June 12 through…