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Lesson to be learned in Law Day cancellation
Every year, the emails start months ahead of time. Dates are set. Speakers are announced. Meticulous plans are made – down to the last detail, to the last minute of the agenda. It all leads up to two days every May when the Escambia County Bar Association hosts Law Day for area high school seniors. The event gives seniors the unique opportunity not only to sit in on a real…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Easter crosses
With coronavirus guidelines keeping everyone at a distance, Easter Sunday was different this year, but it was still Easter and the cross is still the symbol of the hope and promise of the Resurrection. At above is the cross that stood in front of Atmore Baptist Temple on South Main. Below, the decorated cross at First Baptist Church. Folks were invited to kneel at the cross after it was erected…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Food shopping during quarantine
By HELEN JONES Special to Atmore News Meal planning and preparation can be a tremendous challenge during a time of quarantine. With mandates to shelter in place and limit trips to the grocery store, one of our most basic tasks, food shopping, becomes a lot more complicated. So how do you continue to provide healthy meal options? Here are some tips to help you make healthful food decisions and reduce…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
ACH secures new equipment
Members of the radiology department Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced in mid-February that they had partnered with Montgomery Radiology Associates. Since that announcement, ACH has been busy securing a new CT scanner and new ultrasound machine that are both scheduled to be in service this month. In addition, the digital mammography machine received the ACR reaccreditation seal of approval in February 2020. “The radiology team has…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Approaching the peak of the coronavirus
Bradley Bryne U.S. Congressman Passover and Easter came and went with all of us still in extreme social distancing. There were online Seders. Many of us missed being in church on Easter Day for the first time in our lives. Easter egg hunts and parties were cancelled, and parents conducted their own hunts with just their children. The big Easter brunches and dinners which have been the tradition for so…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago