Year: 2023

Don Fletcher

No parole for Atmore man, Brewton men
Warren Samuel McKenzie By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man and two Brewton men were among state inmates for whom parole was denied during recent hearings of the Alabama Pardons & Paroles Board.The Atmore man, David Paul Warren, was turned down during July 13 APPB hearings. Warren has served almost 7-1/2 years of a 20-year sentence he received after a 2016 conviction for an unnamed “offense against a person.”However,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Supporting election integrity
Congressman Jerry Carl Last Congress, the Democrats made it their top priority to radically transform our elections by taking election decisions away from the people and giving more power to bureaucrats. Their so-called For the People Act would utilize taxpayer money to fund campaigns, legalize ballot harvesting, weaponize the IRS for political gain, and automatically give felons the right to vote. This was a horrible bill that no serious elected…
by Submitted Article access_time3 years ago
Main Street Atmore Foundation receives PepsiCo Foundation’s Smiles in Action Award
Special to Atmore News Main Street Atmore Foundation has announced that MSAF was recognized with a Smiles in Action Award from the PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. The program is a part of the company’s efforts to support local communities by providing resources for valuable programming, such as our Façade Incentive Program.Main Street Atmore is one…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Meckel honored in Top 50 Over 50
Charlotte Meckel, center, with Tribal Councilman Justin Stabler, left, and Tribal Chairwoman Stephanie Bryan, right Special to Atmore News The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has announced the induction of Charlotte McGhee Meckel into Positive Maturity’s Top 50 Over 50. The 2023 Top 50 Over 50 honorees were recognized at the organization’s gala event July 27.Nominated by their fellow citizens, co-workers, family and friends, these honorees are changemakers, and Meckel…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Ribbon cut for new IT Academy at ECHS
Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials and Ambassadors joined county education officials and school officials in the ceremonial ribbon cutting for ECHS’s IT Academy. Shown, from left, front row, Na’Asia Reynolds, Chloe Dawson, Shontia Martin, Iyriel Munlyn, Danielle Fails, Kenna Alverson, Mary Ruth Dortch, Jamison Gilman, Gracie Mosley; middle row, David Dobson, Sherry Digmon, Cindy Jackson, Michele McClung, Kike Pettaway, Michele Collier, Coleman Wallace, Mike Edwards, Shawn Lassiter, Jerome Webster;…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago