Month: May 2019

Don Fletcher

Execution set
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama Department of Corrections officials announced this week that an Alabama man, convicted and sentenced to die more than 20 years ago for his role in the 1997 slayings of four Shelby County residents, is scheduled for execution this Thursday. Michael Brandon Samra, 42, is set to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. on May 16 at William C. Holman Correctional Facility near…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
‘Voice’ star Kirk Jay inspires JUB students
By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer Kirk Jay, a rising country music artist who gained notoriety as a contestant on “The Voice,” visited J.U. Blacksher School in Uriah last week to inspire and motivate students. The Bay Minette native finished third during season 15 of the hit television program. Jay floored judges with his voice, technique and love for country music. Country superstar Blake Shelton took Jay under his wing…
by Josh Frye access_time6 years ago
Canoe Study Club honors Sarah Hall
By PHYLLIS SHIPP Special to Atmore News Members of the Canoe Study Club were invited to the home of Mrs. Becky McDonald on Tuesday, April 16, for the club’s End of the Year luncheon. Mrs. McDonald’s home was beautifully decorated for the Easter season. Each member prepared a dish for the occasion. Everyone enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and festive drinks while visiting prior to lunch. Mrs. McDonald, Club President, chose the…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
3 seats open on PCI Tribal Council
News Staff Report Three incumbents and nine challengers will be on the Poarch Creek Tribal Council ballot with the election set for Saturday, June 1. Voting will take place at the Pickrell House (on Pow Wow grounds), from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The three offices on the ballot are as follows: Tribal Secretary – incumbent Charlotte Meckel; challenger Candace Fayard. Tribal Treasurer – incumbent Eddie L. Tullis; challengers Amy…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Child hurt in crash
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Neither driver was injured, but a baby was transported to a local hospital after a two-vehicle collision that happened Saturday morning on Jack Springs Road. The crash took place around 10:30 a.m., just in front of The Pines II apartment complex, when a 1995 GEO Prism, driven by 28-year-old Mollica Spencer of Atmore, rear-ended a 2004 GMC Sierra driven by Eugene Leslie, 57, of…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago