Don Fletcher

Man arrested after twice chasing, shooting at
other vehicle
Long By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police arrested a Century, Fla., man January 14 after two incidents during which he chased another vehicle along a city street, each time firing several shots at it.Sgt. Darrell McMann, public information officer for Atmore Police Department, reported that officers were sent around 8:30 p.m. to the Brooks Lane area in response to a report of shots fired. They were sent to the…
Up for parole
Convicted of’93 double murder, Barlow brothers eligible for early release S. Barlow F. Barlow By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles will decide this week whether brothers Shannon Dean Barlow and Franklin Lee Barlow Jr., both convicted in the brutal murders of their stepmother and stepsister more than 29 years ago near Nokomis, will remain in prison for at least five more years or will…
Fire ravages warehouse, threatens rail cars
Atmore firemen spray water on rail cars filled with liquid sulfur. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nearly three dozen firefighters from Atmore and three outside agencies worked more than six hours last Friday, January 6, to contain a fire that destroyed a warehouse building at a local fertilizer plant and threatened the contents of several rail cars filled with liquid sulfur.City firefighters were dispatched at 9:25 a.m. to Tiger-Sul, just…
Council approves cascade system for AFD
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during their Monday, January 9, meeting to the purchase of a “cascade system” for the city fire department. (District 5’s Chris Harrison had a work conflict and did not attend.)The $31,750 purchase, made off the state bid list from NAFECO, will allow city firefighters to maintain on-site a steady supply of breathing air when fighting a fire.…
Meth found in dazed, confused motel guest’s room
Sanders By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police arrested a Georgia man on a felony drug possession charge after officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a local motel to find the man in a state of drug-induced confusion.Police reports show that the incident occurred January 4, around 3:50 a.m., at Southland Motel on U.S. 31 (East Nashville Avenue).When APD units arrived on the scene, they encountered Jason…