Don Fletcher

Deluge fills in ‘footing hole,’ slows construction on AutoZone
Site Manager John Gibson and two employees begin pumping water from the footing hole. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Chattanooga, Tenn.-based contractor Berry Construction’s practice of checking every possible angle of a commercial project, combined with a weekend deluge that dumped more than 1.5 inches on the city in just a few hours, has come back to bite the company.A 7,000 square-feet “footing hole,” about 10 feet deep, was halfway…
Felony arrests
Local woman passes out in vehicle with Spice, booze, child inside By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period December 19-26:Brandy Gregson Gregson Police arrested an Atmore woman December 23 after she apparently passed out inside her vehicle in a local parking lot with a young child — along with synthetic cannabis and a cup of…
Thank You, Alabama
Congressman Jerry Carl As my time representing Alabama’s First Congressional District in Washington comes to an end, I have been reflecting on why I ran for Congress and some of the things my team and I have done for south Alabama.I never thought I’d end up running for political office, much less for Congress. I spent most of my life building businesses, growing my family, and doing what I could…