Author: Don Fletcher

Milstid Meadows Carpenter Rolin By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The drug problem in and around Atmore continued to make itself manifest over the past week, as a Baldwin County man was arrested by city police for felony drug possession, and sheriff’s officers arrested three Atmore residents on similar charges.The only such case reported by Atmore police came January 6, when a minor traffic violation led to the discovery of trace…

Atmore teen one of 3 charged with robbery attempt, burglary News Staff Report Escambia County, Fla. authorities have apparently filed juvenile petitions against an Atmore teen and two of his acquaintances, charging them in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a Walnut Hill gas station and the burglary of a Molino residence on successive days in December.Sheriff’s reports show that 17-year-old Tallin Trayton Bishop of a Switch Road address…

Work on $87 million peanut mill began in January By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: This article features a look back at the top stories in and around Atmore during the first half of 2021.Despite COVID-fueled price hikes that sent materials costs soaring and slowed several projects over the final half of the year, economic development was the top local story in 2021.A disappointing shift in the geographic location of…