Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

$160K fine for Big Escambia Creek plant
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) officials and an Escambia County, Alabama-based oil and natural gas production company are in the process of agreeing on a $160,000 fine after the company was initially charged with more than 1,700 violations of state air quality standards.According to a proposed Special Order by Consent issued by ADEM to Escambia Operating Company, the financial levy agreement resulted from a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Legion water garden a community project
From left, Commander Dave Graham, Adjutant Paul Chason and First Vice Commander Billy Elder in the water garden. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Thanks to contributions from throughout the community, Atmore American Legion Post 90 is in the process of contributing to the revitalization and beautification of the city’s downtown area.The local veterans organization, headquartered at the corner of South Main and Church streets, is well into a project to…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Execution date set for convicted triple-murderer
Miller By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An execution date has been set for a man who is said to be mentally disturbed, but not enough to justify a Shelby County shooting rampage that left three people dead almost 23 years ago.The Alabama Supreme Court announced recently that Alan Eugene Miller, 57, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on September 22 for the August 5, 1999, fatal shootings of Lee…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Pensacola man walks into path of Atmore driver
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Pensacola, Fla. man was seriously injured Monday morning, August 15, when he apparently got out of his wife’s car and walked into the path of a vehicle driven by a 22-year-old Atmore man.Florida Highway Patrol reports do not provide the names of drivers, passengers or pedestrians involved in motor vehicle accidents.FHP reports do show that the mishap occurred around 6:50 a.m. The 31-year-old Pensacola…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Boom!
Tank explosion heard, felt from Nokomis to Robinsonville From left, DeMarcus McMillian, Chief Ron Peebles and Shane Rollin with AFD examine the damage. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Last week’s explosion of a gasoline storage tank that was being cut into scrap metal was heard or felt by residents and employees of businesses all across Atmore and into the rural areas beyond the city.Emergency services dispatchers were bombarded with calls…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago