Author: Don Fletcher

Convicted of Escambia murders, trio await fate on Death Row Peraita Floyd Yeiter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When Willie B. Smith III was executed last week at William C. Holman Correctional Facility — almost 30 years to the day after he abducted and killed 22-year-old Sharma Ruth Johnson near Birmingham — he died nearly 200 miles from the site of his crime.Three other Holman inmates scheduled to eventually pay…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer During the Monday, October 25, meeting of the Atmore City Council, members approved the purchase of a brush truck for the fire department, authorized the next step in ridding several properties of grass and weed nuisances and approved a slight amendment to the land swap agreement for the community’s new hospital.The new fire-suppression vehicle will be used for fighting brush fires and wildfires. It was…

Sign with rendering at the parking lot By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Construction on the new city parking lot to be built at the corner of Ridgeley and Trammel streets has begun.Crews from Triptek Construction have started moving dirt and leveling the property in preparation for application of the paving that will cover the 30-space car park, which is just a block off Main Street.The city council accepted in September…

Gartman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Apple Inc. has warned consumers that scam artists are trying to bilk their victims by using cards issued by the world’s largest technology company. Those scammers have brought their ruse to Atmore, and they’re using the name of a local preacher to try and separate locals from their money.Andy Gartman, pastor of Atmore First United Methodist Church, confirmed this week reports that the shady…