Month: July 2024

Don Fletcher

County firefighters honor AFD’s Peebles, English, NVFD’s Gehman
From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Alan Baker, Career Full Time Fire Chief of the Year Ronald Peebles, Joey Moffett. From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Baker, Career Firefighter of the Year Louis English, Ronald Peebles, Joey Moffett. From left, Rep. Hammett, Rep. Baker, John Martin Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Jerry Gehman, Joey Moffett. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three local firefighters who share a collective 100-years-plus in their chosen career or…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Obituaries, week of July 17, 2024
Marsha White Wright Wright Mrs. Marsha White Wright, age 71, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, of Pensacola, Fla. passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Monroe, Ga.  She was born in Atmore, Ala. to David F. White and Ruby Presley White. She enjoyed spending time with her family and her dog, Tiger. She also loved spoiling her grandchildren or anyone else’s grandchildren. Her passionate love for her family…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago
Jailed in error
Feds apparently dropped ball after convicted bank robber served 10 years Jeter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A notification error on the part of federal authorities was apparently responsible for the June 18 arrest of Chad Floyd Jeter, an Atmore man who served 10 years in prison after his 2009 conviction for the robbery of Atmore’s First National Bank & Trust.Escambia County Detention Center records show Jeter, whose arrest was…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
My story, part 5
Digmon In last week’s article, I talked about deputies seizing my cell phone – a personal phone also used for business. Not sure it’s entirely legal to seize a journalist’s phone since we sometimes deal in confidential information. But that’s another legality (or illegality) to look at another day.So, Deputy Arthur Odom and another deputy seized my phone on Monday, October 23, 2023. Four months later, I obtained a document…
by Sherry Digmon access_time3 months ago
Few bumps, but start of privatized garbage pickup mostly smooth
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore officials and the official in charge of Waste Pro’s privatized solid waste collection operations within the city said during the Monday, July 8, city council meeting that despite a few bumps along the way, the first day of collection within the city went smoothly.Chris Walker, the city’s economic planner, said he had received several calls during the day, most of them from residents who…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago