Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Extension cord blamed for 5th Ave. fire
The home’s front portion suffered the most fire damage. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An extension cord attached to a space heater is being cited as the most likely source of a fire that broke out around mid-morning last Friday, February 4, and destroyed an Atmore home.Atmore Fire Department reports show that city firefighters were dispatched at 9:53 a.m. to 511 5th Avenue, where the residential structure was ablaze.The home,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Alto scholarships will help fill ‘gaping hole’ in workforce
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The county’s top industrial recruiter said this week that a new scholarship program, under which Alto Products employees can earn degrees or certifications at Coastal Alabama Community College (CACC), will be a key to developing a quality work force in and around Atmore.Jess Nicholas, who works with Escambia County Industrial Development Authority to bring new industry to the county, said the program is patterned after…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Fire chief ecstatic over latest truck, equipment purchases
Capt. Chris Hughes, at left, and FF Dee Guy pose with the new brush truck. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer If Ron Peebles isn’t the happiest man in Atmore, he’s one of the happiest.The city fire chief’s jubilation comes from the performance of his department’s two newest trucks — including Atmore Fire Department’s first brand new fire truck in a quarter-century — and the anticipated performance of two new sets…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Officials look for solution to housing shortage
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer City of Atmore officials and economic development professionals are smiling over the recent and ongoing local construction boom.But they’re scratching their heads to try and find or create living space for an expected influx of new residents who will work at the new factory, medical facilities and other businesses which have located, or will locate, here.A pandemic-fueled spike in the cost of building materials, along…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Carver Avenue house burns
Chained, emaciated dogs found on property Firefighter DeMarcus McMillian, left, and Chief Ron Peebles train water onto the blaze. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City firefighters didn’t find any people on the property when they arrived at a burning Carver Avenue house last Friday afternoon, January 21. They did, however, find nearly a dozen non-human inhabitants in and around the blazing structure. As the effort to quell the flames…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago