Author: Don Fletcher

Mother charged after toddler succumbs to Feb. 25 crash injuries Janes By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore woman, the driver of a vehicle involved in a violent, head-on collision that happened shortly after 9 p.m. last Tuesday, February 25, near Atmore Country Club, has been charged with reckless murder and first-degree assault. The crash probe by state troopers turned into a fatality investigation after a 2-year-old Atmore child,…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting one member short, gave unanimous approval on Friday (February 28) to an Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license application for a local restaurant.The license — a restaurant retail liquor permit for Cajun Boiling Spot on Trammell Street — was the only item on the special, called meeting’s agenda.District 5’s Chris Harrison was unable to attend the session. The remaining council members…

Lassiter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer District 4 Atmore City Councilman Shawn Lassiter, who is slated to take over as interim mayor on June 1, announced this week that he will seek the office on a permanent basis in the August 26 municipal election.“I know it’s early, but I wanted to go ahead and get it out there, let people know that I intend to run for mayor,” Lassiter said…