Author: Don Fletcher

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Reports have circulated across several Florida Panhandle communities over the past few weeks of bogus satellite service technicians and salespersons who have been “pushy” in their door-to-door effort to get inside the homes of residents.Apparently, the scam operation has now moved into Lower Alabama.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said fake telecom representatives are requesting permission to enter homes or apartments to inspect satellite equipment but…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When a Milton, Fla. tattoo and body modification artist expressed interest in applying to the City of Atmore for a license to operate a business here, a major problem cropped up. The city had no ordinance governing such an establishment.City Codes Enforcement Officer Greg Vaughn and City Attorney Larry Wettermark finally ironed out an ordinance that will be considered a part of the city’s zoning…

With a Sharon Brown picture collage, from left, Danny Rolin, Teresa Martin, and Tim Lassiter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Sharon Brown ran State Line Pawn Shop, which has been owned and operated by her family since 1962, for several years before a fatal heart attack claimed her life four years ago. She became well known within and beyond Atmore during that time, and last year her sister, Teresa Martin,…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Gov. Kay Ivey recently marked her seventh year in office by announcing that more than $7.9 million in state funding, including money to put new surfaces on five Atmore streets, has been awarded to Alabama communities and counties for various road and bridge projects.The funds, from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) set-aside of a portion of the state’s share of new gas tax revenue,…