Day: June 5, 2019

Don Fletcher

Price executed nearly 28 years after pastor’s murder
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The execution of death row inmate Christopher Lee Price, convicted in 1993 of the 1991 murder of a Fayette County preacher, was finally carried out at 8:12 p.m. last Thursday, May 30, at Holman Correctional Facility. The execution went ahead after the U.S. Supreme Court, hearing Price’s appeal for the second time, narrowly rejected (by a 5-4 margin) a request for a stay filed…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Chamber seeks votes on WSD locale
News Staff Report Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce is soliciting input from the community on whether the city’s annual Williams Station Day celebration should be moved downtown this year, or if it should remain in its current location on Pensacola Avenue. “As you may have already heard through the grapevine, there is talk of relocating WSD to Downtown Atmore — its original location,” Chamber Executive Director Emily Wilson posted on…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Meckel, Carter keep council seats
Hollinger, Bryan in August run-off By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Two incumbents won their seats outright and another faces a run-off following the Poarch Creek Indians Tribal Council election Saturday, June 1. Incumbent Charlotte McGhee Meckel won a tight race for her seat as treasurer with 703 votes over challenger Candace Fayard. Incumbent Dewitt C. Carter held his at-large seat with 494 votes over six challengers: Breiah C. Adams, 57…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Too dry to try!
Chief cautions against outdoor burning By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles doesn’t know just when it’s coming. But the veteran firefighter is sure that it is coming. While no official drought declaration or burn ban has been issued or implemented by state fire officials, Peebles has seen his share of the grass and field fires that get out of hand each year or those that…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Wind Creek buys Sands Casino Resort
Poarch tribe makes $1.3B property its 10th gaming operation By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Wind Creek Hospitality’s newest acquisition marks not only the 10th gaming facility now under control of Poarch Band of Creek Indians, but also represents the largest gambling operation in the Tribe’s portfolio. Wind Creek Hospitality, the name under which PCI Gaming Authority does business, announced late last week that the tribe had completed a long,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago