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Legacy Leadership Institute announced
The Area Agency on Aging and the University of South Alabama will present a free Legacy Leadership Institute for Older Adults 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., March 27 – 31, at the Faculty Club on the USA campus. During that week, local seniors take college classes on aging issues, advocacy and civic engagement, and learn about volunteering for programs that impact older adults. Participants graduate and are awarded a certificate…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Wrecks claim former Atmore resident, Mobile men
Orrie Hubert Bradford, 83, a Monroe County resident who formerly lived in Atmore, died Sunday (February 19) while riding his 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle near Stockton, in Baldwin County. Preliminary Alabama State Trooper reports indicate that Bradford crashed into a guardrail, but a family member said survivors have learned that he actually experienced a “medical emergency” while riding “at low speed” and barely skimmed the guardrail. The family member said…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
American Legion Auxiliary supports vets
By Kevin McKinley In 1919, a group of 20 officers who served in the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) in World War I were asked to form a committee to suggest ideas on how to improve troop morale in the post war American society. One officer, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., proposed an organization of veterans, which became known as the American Legion. After the formation of the American Legion, several women’s organizations…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Beekeeping workshop set
Since bees are fast becoming an endangered species, “Keeping Our Bees Alive” takes on added importance for the North Escambia Beekeepers Association’s Annual Honey Bee Workshop. Aimed at helping prospective and experienced beekeepers succeed, the event will be held Saturday, February 25, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Molino Community Complex, 6450 Highway 95-A North, Molino. Considered to be one of the most successful beekeepers in this region, Shelby…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Atmore not participating in weather tax holiday
Alabama’s sixth annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will be held Friday, February 24, through Sunday, February 26, in communities across the state, but only one of Escambia County’s taxing municipalities will take part. A provision in the Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday law allows counties and municipalities to join the state by removing their own local sales and use taxes from the same items during the same…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago