Day: January 4, 2023

Don Fletcher

Electrocution!
Men ‘lucky to be alive’ after one encounters downed power lines during rescue try The Camaro sheared a power pole before coming to rest. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Note: Updated to correct victim’s name Two Atmore-area men came close to seeing their last New Year’s Day when one stepped on live power lines while trying to rescue the other from a single-vehicle wreck that occurred in the predawn hours…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Balloon fest
Hot-air driven craft fill skies over Atmore; hundreds come for rides, ‘glow’ spectacle In photo above pilots prepare to launch their balloons Sunday morning January 1. Below, the sundown glow event was a highlight of the weekend festival. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite stiff winds that grounded the group for a day, 10 hot-air balloon pilots from five states filled the skies over Atmore with their brightly colored and…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Looking back, Part 2
Drug problem, gun violence persisted; crashes, fires claimed local lives By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Last week [December 28, 2022], we looked back at some of the good news that occurred in our hometown during 2022. Unfortunately, the good is only one side of a community’s story, and this week we present a recap of the bad and ugly news that evolved from a “new normal” that has swept the…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Three area men denied parole
Chaney Still Thomas By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three men who were convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court were turned down for parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Bradley Keith Chaney, currently housed at Staton Correctional Facility, was convicted in 2015 of “Offense Against a Person,” a Class B felony, and sentenced to serve 20 years. He was also convicted of possession or receipt of…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
APPA seeking nominees for National Peanut Board
Special to Atmore News The Alabama Peanut Producers Association is seeking eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board.The Alabama Peanut Producers Association will hold a nominations election to select two nominees each for member and alternate to the National Peanut Board during a February 2 meeting that follows the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan.All eligible peanut producers…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago