Author: Don Fletcher

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A two-day “prospecting” effort will be launched in mid-July by Monroeville Kiwanis members, an effort that will culminate in an informational meeting to see if there is enough local interest to establish a Kiwanis club here.The meeting, set to last from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, will be held at United Bank’s main branch on East Nashville Street. Light refreshments will be…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer As Atmore Community Hospital officials prepare for the future, they are working in the present to bring specialized care to local and area residents who in the past would have been immediately transferred to another facility.ACH Administrator Brad Lowery told local media during a Monday, June 27, press event that the local medical facility expects to begin next week the third phase of a four-phase…

Around 100 brave heat, attend tribute to noted librarian Those who participated in the ribbon cutting included, from left, Ida Brown Coger, Billy G. Elmore, Dr. Merryl Bland, Foster Kizer, Hope Lassiter, Mayor Staff, Arralean Fisher Ellis, James McNeil, Eunice Johnson, Shawn Lassiter, Karean Reynolds, Gwen Frye, Jerome Webster, Dr. Ulysses McBride, W.J. Grissett. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A crowd of more than 100 people ignored the heat and…

Walker By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Details remained sketchy late Tuesday morning (June 21), but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows that an Atmore man was arrested early Tuesday morning, apparently on warrants issued by city police.The website indicates that 32-year-old Alton Wayne Walker was booked into the facility at 4:33 a.m. on one count each of third-degree theft, possession of an undisclosed controlled substance and possession of unidentified…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Scammers are apparently becoming a little bolder these days, as city police received a report of a phone call that was shown on caller ID to have originated from Atmore Police Department’s primary non-emergency telephone number.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the complainant noticed the APD number on his phone and answered the call, only to have someone warn him that he had an outstanding warrant…