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Join the Arbor Day Foundation – Receive 10 free trees
The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees. Join the Arbor Day Foundation in March 2017 and receive 10 free white pine trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees. “White pine trees or white flowering dogwoods will add beauty to your home throughout the year,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Dogwoods are known for…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Food scores released
The following Escambia County food / lodging establishment ratings were released by the Alabama Department of Public Health for February. Ratings are ranked by score, low to high. FSE = Food Service Establishment Church’s Chicken (F) #1604, Flomaton, 86, FSE Circle K # 2721573, W. Nashville Avenue, Atmore, 89, FSE Chen’s Chinese Buffet, Atmore, 92, FSE Hampton Inn Kitchen, Atmore, 92, limited food Honeybun Donuts, Atmore, 94, FSE Pizza Hut…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Stopping a federal power grab
By Congressman Bradley Byrne American workers deserve responsible, commonsense policies to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. They deserve a federal government that holds bad actors accountable, and a government that takes proactive steps to help employers improve safety protections and prevent injuries and illnesses before they occur. For years, Republicans have called on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to reject a top-down approach to worker protections and…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
The nature of a coaching job
It’s the nature of the job. If you’re the coach and your team doesn’t win, you’re gone. True at all levels – all the way to the pros. Former Head Coach Royce Young recently got caught in this situation. With a 4-26 record at Escambia County High School in three years, he expected he would not be back next year. And sure enough, when Principal Dennis Fuqua told him he…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago