Don Fletcher

Felony arrests
Atmore man, initially asleep at wheel, leads APD on felony-level chase By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period March 2-8:Jordan Lassiter Lassiter The 29-year-old Atmore man was jailed March 8 after police investigated a report of an unconscious man who was behind the wheel of a moving vehicle.According to police reports, officers were sent around…
Double tragedy
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,…
Council approves retail restaurant liquor license
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 makes early declaration of mayoral candidacy
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…
No parole for E. Brewton woman who allowed men to sleep with young girls
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles members denied parole for an East Brewton woman who was convicted in 2020 of allowing several men to have sex with a 12-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl who were under her care.The board also rejected parole for a Flomaton man serving a life sentence and another man who was convicted on a charge of trying to smuggle an…