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Atmore man turns Alabama mud into folk art
Lester Holt is known throughout northeastern Atmore for his handiwork with a hammer, a hoe or a hedge trimmer. But he has earned a wider degree of notoriety through his work with mud. Holt, who is often called upon to make a neighbor’s or relative’s yard look nicer or to help build a deck or porch, is a regionally acclaimed “mud artist,” a designation that stems from his ability to…
EA holds open house
  The Escambia Academy administration and faculty opened the schoolhouse doors Thursday, March 9, and invited the community inside. The school’s open house provided an opportunity for families who might be considering the school to get an up close and personal look. But as it turned out, it was also a celebration of sorts by the administration and by the teachers in the classrooms. Headmaster Wade Heigle addressed the assembly…
New arrivals at APL
Check out the new arrivals at Atmore Public Library. Patrons rate new arrivals Several patrons are sharing their opinions of the new books they’ve read. Five stars is the top rating. Jan Hall: Curtain of Death by W.E.B. Griffin – 5 stars Linda Ellison: Woman of God by James Patterson – 5 stars Linda Ellison: Cross the Line by James Patterson – 5 stars Milton Adams: True Faith and Allegiance…
Beware Social Security scam
The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is warning citizens about a nationwide telephone “imposter phishing” scheme. The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have received several reports from citizens across the country about persons receiving phone calls from individuals posing as OIG investigators. The caller indicates an issue exists pertaining to the person’s Social Security account or Social Security number…
Howard on USS Bonhomme Richard
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) – Lt. Shanique Howard, at right, from Uriah, administration officer aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), provides instructions to sailors participating in the E-5 Navy-wide enlisted advancement exam on the ship’s mess decks. USS Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance…