Year: 2017

Don Fletcher

Mayfest draws thousands
Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce’s 44th Mayfest celebration held Saturday, May 6, at Tom Byrne Park, was a huge hit. The annual late-Spring festival drew a bevy of early morning runners, dozens of vendors, numerous special activities for children, and thousands of patrons on a day that was made for such an event. “You couldn’t ask for better weather,” said Sheryl Vickery, executive director of the local Chamber. “It was…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 years ago
Disabled vet to receive companion dog
A United State Marine Corps veteran who lost both legs in a motorcycle accident in September 2015 will get a special companion this Saturday, May 13. Beth Wiggins, who attends Unity Baptist Church, will be presented with the canine companion, a service dog named Berlin, during a ceremony to be held at 11 a.m. at the church, located on U.S. 31 in Atmore. The specially trained service animal is a…
by Atmore News access_time9 years ago
Asleep at the wheel
Atmore police officers talk with James Hayes, 32, the driver of this Ford Freestyle that ran off the south lane of North Main Street, skimmed a tree and overturned just short of Oak Hill Cemetery around 6 a.m., Tuesday, May 9. Hayes, whose shirt was soaked with blood from a gash to the top of his head but refused medical treatment, indicated that he must have fallen asleep as he…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 years ago
Council approves ‘Love Walk II’
The biggest business item handled by the Atmore City Council during the Monday, May 8, meeting wasn’t even on the agenda. After council members voted unanimously to approve a business license for Mobile-based Newman Medical Services, which serves as stand-by medical transport for Atmore Ambulance Service at Atmore Dragway events, and Mayor Jim Staff announced that the month’s second scheduled council meeting would be canceled due to its coinciding with…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 years ago