Day: July 25, 2018

Don Fletcher

Early Christmas celebration morphs into memorial
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An early Christmas celebration planned for a Baldwin County car enthusiast with terminal cancer turned into a memorial celebration on Saturday, July 21, when the scheduled guest of honor — Ewing Darrell “Bubba” Ardis of Lottie — died peacefully in his sleep just hours before the event was scheduled to start. Ardis didn’t get to see the rat-rod infused car show that was held,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Council approves liquor license
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members quickly took care of a one-item agenda Monday (July 23), giving unanimous approval to a liquor license request filed by the owners of a local convenience store. Council members approved the license request from Fast Lane, located on Jack Springs Road in the Freemanville community but on the fringe of Atmore’s police jurisdiction. “They’ve already got a license for beer…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Plenty to do
July 28 a busy day By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Anyone in and around Atmore who feels that there is little or nothing to do on weekends won’t be able to make that claim this Saturday. A busy July 28 local calendar includes an annual back-to-school festival, the debut of a faith-based gathering and a scholarship pageant for young women. On top of all that, there’s a fundraising bake…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Escapee recaptured
Inmate taken into custody here after crashing car By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A state inmate — one of two who escaped less than four hours apart from Loxley Work Release in Monday’s predawn hours — was recaptured here about nine hours later after he crashed his getaway car at a local convenience store. According to escape and recapture notices issued by Alabama Department of Corrections officials, 22-year-old Damon…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Virtual academy opens this year
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer For Amy Cabaniss, the goal is simple and it’s personal – a high school education for every eligible student. Sometimes achieving that goal is easier said than done. For some students, the brick and mortar building is school. For other students, for various reasons, the building and the classroom are not the perfect setting. This year, students have an option – Escambia County Virtual…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago