Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Family members rescued child from pool, revived her
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although paramedics from Poarch Creek Indians Fire Department and MedStar EMS eventually took over medical care of a young girl recently pulled from a hotel pool, it was members of the 11-year-old victim’s family who actually rescued her from the pool and got her breathing again.The near tragedy happened Saturday, October 15, just before 4 p.m., at Atmore’s Hampton Inn.“We were having a birthday dinner…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Council approves action against nuisance properties
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members hustled through a single-item agenda Monday (October 24), spending less than 3 minutes in session, from opening prayer to closing gavel.In the only public business conducted by the council during the 2-minute, 42-second meeting, the panel gave a unanimous green light to moving forward with making several eyesore properties more aesthetically palatable and less likely to attract pests.The council action comes…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Blue Devils take it on chin in final region contest
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: Coach Vincent Harris was recovering from a medical procedure over the past several days and was unavailable for comment on the Orange Beach game when our print edition was published on Tuesday. Coach Raymond Robinson furnished a few details on the contest Tuesday afternoon. Maybe it was the long bus ride. Maybe it was the letdown of being eliminated from playoff contention the…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Women of Distinction
Dozens participate in group’s 14th annual cancer walk More than 50 people eventually arrived to take part in the walk. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer More than 50 people — a mixed group of mostly women that also featured several men and a few children — turned out for this year’s Women of Distinction Cancer Awareness Walk, the 14th year in a row the group has held the event.“We’ve been…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Fistful of dollars
Robber attacks store employee; takes credit cards, less than $40 cash Crime scene tape adorned the front of New York Fashions Saturday afternoon. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police and area lawmen were still searching at midweek for the man who used a crowbar or similar blunt object to attack a local clothing store employee Saturday afternoon (October 15), then make off with the employee’s credit cards and less…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago