Don Fletcher

Some wind damage
Otherwise, storm passes quietly through Strong winds toppled a tree onto this Atmore home Sunday afternoon. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Stiff winds that reportedly reached gale force Sunday evening (April 12) felled cable and power lines, ripped limbs from trees and sent one giant oak crashing through the roof of an Atmore home. But as has been the case for more than a year, the violent weather system…
City firemen return to work after precautionary quarantine
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two Atmore firefighters returned to work Sunday after a two-day coronavirus quarantine that resulted from a mutual-aid medical call at a home just across the Florida line. The city firemen were among eight first responders dispatched April 7 to a Walnut Hill residence, where it was later determined that the patient died of a heart attack. Atmore firefighters are often requested at rural scenes…
On the National Register
Foster Kizer, left, and Bub Gideons observe social distancing while displaying the plaque designating the Strand as a historic place. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative connotations hogging most of the news lately, local residents needed a shot of something positive and uplifting. That arrived last week, when the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the Strand Theatre and adjoining Atmore Hardware Store building…
City seeks Main Street Alabama inclusion
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members, meeting Monday, April 13, gave the OK to a resolution seeking inclusion in the Main Street downtown revitalization program. They also learned that the city wouldn’t have to put any money into impending upgrades at Atmore Municipal Airport. The Main Street resolution, which gained unanimous approval of the full council, was the only business item on the agenda for the…
COVID-19 update
County’s confirmed case count hits double digits By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While some health officials report that the COVID-19 pandemic is reaching its apex, the number of confirmed cases within Escambia County (Ala.) has reached double digits. Escambia County Healthcare Authority officials reported in their twice-weekly update issued at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, that 10 cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed among residents of the…