Day: May 22, 2019

Don Fletcher

Big Brothers Big Sisters turn to ministers for help
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama is turning to local preachers for help in establishing a school-based mentoring program in Atmore. Eight local ministers from various denominations joined school officials, law enforcement officials and the city’s top official in an hour-long session held Monday, May 20, at Escambia County Middle School to discuss the need for positive role models and mentors for the…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Drivers flown from scene after motorcycle, car collide
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man and a Daphne woman were each reportedly flown to area hospitals by medical evacuation helicopter after a collision late last week between a motorcycle and a car. The accident occurred around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at the intersection of County Road 1 (Jack Springs Road) and Smith Dairy Road. According to Alabama State Troopers, a 2009 Honda motorcycle driven…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Memorial Day program
News Staff Report Each year, VFW Post 7016 and American Legion Post 90 host a program to honor those who died in service to their country. This year, the program will be held Monday, May 27, Memorial Day, 9 a.m., at the Veterans Monument in front of Atmore City Hall. The keynote speaker is Major Valisa Hadley of Atmore, Alabama Army National Guard. The most solemn portion of the ceremony…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Finally, a traffic light at Walmart
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer One of Atmore’s busiest and most dangerous traffic locations will soon become a lot safer. Mayor Jim Staff confirmed last week reports that a traffic light would soon be placed on Alabama 21, at the entrance to Walmart. A steady stream of vehicles on the city’s busiest traffic artery often causes lengthy delays in getting into or out of the store’s parking lot, and…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
ECHS Class of 2019 breaks record
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher A couple of weeks ago, on Phil Johnson’s early morning radio show, Escambia County High School Principal Dennis Fuqua talked about the school, mentioning among other things the Class of 2019 and the pending scholarship amount that would be announced at Class Day. He didn’t give anything away, saying that he realized of course at some point the records would no longer be set. At…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago