Month: October 2017

Don Fletcher

Rivalry rocks
Trying to come up with a unique gift for yourself or your favorite Alabama or Auburn fan? The rocks, painted by Sissy Rolin, weigh “about 40 pounds apiece” and are being raffled off to raise funds for the Cindy and Bubba Tedder Christmas Program. Tickets are $1 each and may be purchased at Tedder Auto Repair, 108 North Carney Street. A drawing will be held Nov. 18.
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Agriculture is still number one
By Congressman Bradley Byrne Last week, we received some really positive news about the growth of the manufacturing industry in our area. Airbus announced plans to add an additional assembly line at their facility in Mobile, and steelmaker SSAB revealed that they will be moving their national headquarters from Illinois to Mobile. Both of these announcements are a testament to our area’s booming manufacturing industry, and I am very proud…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
New downtown: Plausible plan, or pipe dream?
There is a lot of excitement in the air these days, especially within a core group of folks who feel that, with a little outside help and a lot of community support, downtown Atmore can be restored to its past glory. The feeling is that a professional community planner, paid partly with $15,000 seed money from Delta Regional Authority, can bring in enough good ideas that downtown revitalization is almost…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Splash pad plan well received
A local civic club’s plan to construct a water-themed children’s park in Atmore has apparently made a big splash with local businesses, grant agencies and others. In fact, the commitment of funds to the project has organizers thinking about expanding the scope of the idea. “Our goal was $127,000; we’ve raised $135,000, or at least have that much committed,” Atmore Rotary Club member Allen Walston said of the project, labeled…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers There have been quite a few political happenings in the Heart of Dixie during October. Birmingham has elected a new mayor. Thirty-six-year-old Randall Woodfin defeated two-term mayor William Bell. I never got to know Bell that well; however, the few times I visited with him he seemed to be an affable fellow. He surely looked like a mayor. His distinguished demeanor and exquisite diction and appearance gave…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago