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Coronavirus: Avoiding scammers
By PATRICIA SMITH Special to Atmore News As cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) accelerate, scammers are looking for ways to take advantage of the fears surrounding this widespread illness. Many websites are being created to sell bogus products. Scammers are using fake emails, texts, and social media to access money and personal information. Scams are also promoting fake information on awareness and prevention of coronavirus cases in communities. The following…
Coronavirus
Special session, restrictions, closings By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore’s mayor and council met Monday, March 16, in a special session to provide updates from local health, court and senior services officials on the affects the coronavirus outbreak, which has reached the pandemic stage, has had and will have on the community. World Health Organization statistics reveal that the outbreak, which has earned pandemic status, had through Monday affected…