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Free trees available – Join Arbor Day Foundation in August
Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid between October 15 and December 10, depending on the right time for planting in each member’s area. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
FNB&T donates to Habitat
In April, First National Bank & Trust held their annual Celebrity Waiter event. As in past years, an area non-profit was selected to receive the proceeds. This year, waiters brought in $12,000 designated for Escambia County Habitat for Humanity. Shown at the check presentation Tuesday, August 8, are, from left, Brandy Giger, FNB&T Director of Marketing; Lisa Tindell, Habitat Executive Director; and Glen Davis, FNB&T President.
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Eclipse on the horizon
A total eclipse will occur on August 21, casting a shadow across the country for the first time since 1918. For sure, it will be something to see, but don’t look at it – at least not with the naked eye, or even with sunglasses. Atmore resident and amateur astronomer Schuyler Allen is preparing to view the eclipse and to help others do so without damaging their eyes. On that…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
New Brewton tech firm to hire 300
Provalus, a subsidiary of IT solutions company Optomi of Roswell, Ga., announced this week that it had chosen Brewton as its new U.S. headquarters and will eventually hire 300 or more workers at the facility. Provalus provides a wide range of IT-related services to clients in such fields as manufacturing, defense contracting, retail, food services and others. The company’s Brewton employees will be part of teams responsible for such services…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Couple shot – Man dies, woman critical
An Atmore man was killed and his female companion was critically wounded early Monday when a gun-wielding bandit forced his way into the man’s Broad Street home and opened fire on the two as they lay in bed. The home invasion took place around 3 a.m. when, according to police, the unknown intruder apparently kicked in the front door to the home, raced to the bedroom and began demanding money.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago