Author: Don Fletcher

Myers By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was charged with felony theft after she attempted to leave the local Walmart with more than $500 worth of items for which she had not paid.According to Atmore Police Department reports, the incident happened around 10:45 a.m. last Wednesday, March 23.Police who responded to a reported shoplifting incident to find that Walmart employees had stopped 48-year-old Linda Evans Myers as she…

Joiner Wood By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A predawn traffic stop by an Atmore Police Department patrol officer resulted in felony drug charges against an Atmore man and a McDavid, Fla. man.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the patrol officer pulled over a vehicle that was traveling along a residential street shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, March 25, without a tag.The vehicle was occupied by Dakota Joiner, 28, of Atmore,…

Violent winds rip apart homes, buildings Damage to the Big Oak Trailer Park was widespread and extensive. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer More than a dozen families in Big Oak Trailer Park continued this week the task of literally and figuratively picking up the pieces of their lives after a Friday, March 18, storm system spawned savage straight-line winds that destroyed or significantly damaged at least nine mobile homes.Conflicting reports…

Jones Firefighters work to cut through the home’s metal roof By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An investigator with the Alabama Fire Marshal’s Office is working to determine what caused an early-Sunday (March 20) fire that claimed the life of an 90-year-old Atmore man.Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles reported that firefighters discovered the body of Frank Jones inside the Ann Street home he shared with his wife, Rosie, when they were…

James By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A March 20 traffic stop led to the arrest of an Atmore man, already the subject of outstanding warrants for drug violations, on new drug charges.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that a patrol officer pulled over a vehicle driven by Roy Donta James, 41, that was traveling along Jack Springs Road with an expired tag.Reports show that James informed the officer he…