Year: 2024

Don Fletcher

Brewton ‘frequent flyer’ denied parole
Mccreary By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man, currently serving his fourth state-prison term since 2007, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Michael Lee McCreary was arrested by Brewton police during an undercover drug operation in 2021 for allegedly distributing methamphetamine, crack cocaine and Alprazolam, a prescription drug used to treat anxiety disorder or panic disorder.He was also charged with violation of…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Couple busted in Jack Springs Road drug raid By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer V. Garner F. Garner Atmore Police Department narcotics officers arrested an Atmore husband and wife after execution of a search warrant at their Jack Springs Road residence turned up illegal drugs, a small amount of marijuana and several items associated with drug use.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that officers discovered during the search: nine grams of a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Bidenflation hurts all Americans
Congressman Jerry Carl Joe Biden’s America is scary, unaffordable, and unacceptable. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of March, inflation is up 19.4 percent since Biden took office. When he first entered office, inflation was at 1.4 percent annually. With Biden in the White House, Americans are spending $11,400 more a year on general cost of living expenses, while their wages have decreased. Now, every American is paying more…
by Submitted Article access_time2 years ago
First tenant
Atmore Municipal Airport’s new hangar complex got its first official tenant on April 10, when a MedStar air ambulance was stored there in advance of a storm system forecast for the area. Shown from left, Mayor Jim Staff, Airport Manager Don Flynn, Sam (Don’s dog), MedStar flight crew Kim Carroll, Joe Moore and Scott Gootee, copter maintenance technician Adam Chintock, S.C. Stagner Contracting employees Ashllii Winland and Craig Conway.
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Wilson nominated as UA Student Employee of the Year
Megan Wilson of Atmore was nominated as the Student Employee of the Year by The University of Alabama’s Department of Human Resources, which has been honoring the efforts of outstanding student employees for more than 15 years.HR invites supervisors to nominate students in early spring each year to highlight students who perform invaluable services with enthusiasm and dedication, all while balancing their respective academic commitments.This year eligible students were undergraduate…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago