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Food to give you energy throughout your day
By DUSTIN DUNCAN Special to Atmore News AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – “You are what you eat,” or so the saying goes. The food used to fuel the body has a significant impact on the amount of energy a person has throughout the day. While it’s true that people need food to convert to energy to complete day-to-day tasks, the amount of energy can vary depending on an individual’s eating and…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
State COVID-19 update
The following information is provided by the Alabama Department of Public Health as of July 7, 2021.Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Alabamians as quickly as possible is our goal.COVID-19 cases – 552,911COVID-19 deaths – 11,387Currently eligible for vaccine – everyone 12 years of age and olderVaccine doses administered – 3,277,578Vaccine doses delivered to Alabama – 4,662,015Alabama healthcare providers enrolled – 1,387COVID-19 infection rates increase in AlabamaToday’s Alabama Department…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Troopers investigate 10 fatal crashes during holiday
Special to Atmore News The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated 10 fatalities on the state’s highways during the Fourth of July holiday period, which officially began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 2, and ended at midnight Monday, July 5.Troopers with ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division saw a continual trend of no boating fatalities and no non-boating fatalities (drownings) on the state’s waterways.“Anytime a law enforcement agency can report zero boating…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Council amends tax abatement for Alto
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Among the major business conducted during the Monday, July 12, meeting of the Atmore City Council, a resolution was passed that will help a local industry with its expansion plans, and a much-needed piece of equipment was purchased for the city’s streets and sanitation department.The first order of business was the amendment of a tax abatement granted several years ago to Alto Products, a transmission…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Sales tax holiday this weekend
Special to Atmore News Alabama’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, enacted in 2006, was designed to give parents of school children, as well as college and technical school students, a break on the purchase of supplies, equipment and even clothing that will be needed during the upcoming school term.The tax holiday waives state sales taxes and those levied by participating cities, towns and counties. It begins annually on the third…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago