Don Fletcher

City playing ‘catch-up’ with trash collection; ditches to be cleared soon
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When a $10-per-month increase in garbage and trash collection fees was approved by Atmore City Council members in May and went into effect July 1, it couldn’t have come at a worse time for Calvin Grace.Before the price hike went into effect, the city’s streets and sanitation department director suffered the loss of three of his employees who held the necessary license to drive the…
Blue Devils 3-1 after shutout of Wilcox Central
ECHS’s Lajavius Johnson (1) and Ju’Marcus Lee (21) tackle a Wilcox ball carrier. ECHS’s James Whatley (2) runs for yardage as Lebron Willis (51) prepares to block. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High Coach Vincent Harris said prior to last Friday’s (September 16) Class 4A, Region 1 contest against winless Wilcox Central that he was anxious to see whether the team that won its first two games, or…
Paving project
City announces $2.4M plan for new surfaces on 21 streets By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer City of Atmore officials are planning a massive, $2.4 million paving project designed to put new surfaces on parts of 21 city streets.The resurfacing project will cover six streets in the city’s northeastern sector, six in its northwestern sector, five in the southeastern sector, and four in the southwestern quadrant.During a workshop held Monday, September…
Council OKs airport grant applications
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four of five Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during the panel’s Monday (September 12) meeting to a pair of resolutions allowing the city to apply for airport improvement grants, as well as a resolution approving the purchase a new piece of equipment for the streets and sanitation department.With District 4 rep and Mayor Pro Tem Shawn Lassiter absent due to a work conflict,…
No parole for Brewton man
Dixon By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man, initially charged with attempted murder after a violent 2014 assault on his wife but eventually convicted of a lesser charge, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Roger Anthony Dixon was arrested in March 2014 after the domestic incident. He originally faced charges of attempted murder, domestic violence-strangulation, sexual torture and first-degree kidnapping.A jury convicted…