Author: Don Fletcher

Norwood By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, 38-year-old John Edward Norwood, was arrested June 22 and charged with twice setting fire to the same vacant house.Police and fire reports show that Atmore Fire Department personnel were dispatched June 20 to a structure fire at a vacant residence at 165 South Road.The fire was extinguished, and through witness accounts, Norwood was identified as a suspect.Less than two days later,…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four years after the Atmore City Council approved the establishment of Atmore Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) as a prelude to establishment of a downtown historic district, the city still has no historic preservation ordinance in place. But one is apparently in the works.City Attorney Larry Wettermark and Taylor Stewart, Director of Preservation Services for Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, fielded questions from HPC members, local property…

Pensacola man charged after stimulant pills found in car Greene Kelly White Stacey Wiggins By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore residents arrested on felony charges during the period June 20-26, as well as non-residents arrested by local authorities on felony charges, included the following:*A Pensacola, Fla. man was arrested June 20 after Atmore police responded around noon to the 1800 block of South Main Street in reference to “a suspicious…