Day: September 13, 2023

Don Fletcher

Gun violence
Preacher asks mayor, council to attend awareness event Escambia County football Head Coach Vincent Harris knows all too well the effects of gun violence. At the ECHS first home game September 1, he encouraged everyone to wear orange and attend a pregame ceremony against gun violence. The event included a balloon release. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer During the Monday (September 11) Atmore City Council meeting, a local pastor formally…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 months ago
Stubborn Nokomis wildfire contained again
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A wildfire that has raged — on and off — north of Nokomis for more than two weeks has been contained again, and firefighters are keeping their fingers crossed that it will stay contained. But, if significant rain doesn’t come soon, the crossed fingers won’t do any good.The wilderness blaze, which has been put in containment five times now, has burned an estimated 125 acres…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 months ago
Job completed
State Rep. Alan Baker, officials of Alabama Department of Transportation Southwest Region and Atmore Mayor Jim Staff gathered Monday, September 11, at the intersection of Alabama 21 and Poarch Road, near Urgent Care, to discuss improvements made to the highway. The busy intersection now has updated signal lights, a new right turn lane and a modified center turn lane “to accommodate increased traffic and future traffic patterns for the area’s…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
City of Atmore seeks airport operator proposals
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer City of Atmore officials have discovered, after years of technical non-compliance, that the person or company that operates Atmore Municipal Airport is subject to Alabama bid law.The city placed an ad seeking “Operator of City of Atmore General Aviation Airport” in local newspapers this week, including in this edition of Atmore News, seeking sealed proposals from individuals who might be interested in running the local…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago
ALEA reports 8 traffic fatalities over holiday period
Special to Atmore News During the four-day Labor Day Weekend just completed, troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated eight traffic-related fatalities, compared to 10 in 2022, and experienced zero marine-related fatalities on Alabama’s waterways.The Labor Day weekend travel period began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 1, and ended at midnight Monday, September 4. During that time, there were eight deadly traffic crashes — one each in Montgomery,…
by Atmore News access_time8 months ago