Author: Don Fletcher

From left, APD Sgt. James Beasley, Sgt. Thaihee Staples and Officer Gordon Brooks handle security at the intersection By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As Atmore News prepared to go to press on Tuesday, April 21, Atmore police and law enforcement officers from numerous other agencies responded to a report of a hostage situation on Sneed Drive. Uniformed and plain clothes police, along with state and federal agents and Special…

Muskogee Technology employees assemble gowns. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Since its ancestor companies began doing business in 1988, Muskogee Technology’s product line has been adjusted to meet the demands of a global economy or an area disaster. With the COVID-19 pandemic causing a critical shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers nationwide, the company has shifted gears again. Muskogee Technology officials announced last week that the company,…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alto quality control inspectors eyeball a finished shield When the coronavirus pandemic began to filter into Escambia County, David Landa found a simple way to help. As the virus continued to spread through the area and the nation’s supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers began to diminish, Landa found a simple way to help. Landa, president of Alto Products, began by buying…

Otherwise, storm passes quietly through Strong winds toppled a tree onto this Atmore home Sunday afternoon. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Stiff winds that reportedly reached gale force Sunday evening (April 12) felled cable and power lines, ripped limbs from trees and sent one giant oak crashing through the roof of an Atmore home. But as has been the case for more than a year, the violent weather system…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two Atmore firefighters returned to work Sunday after a two-day coronavirus quarantine that resulted from a mutual-aid medical call at a home just across the Florida line. The city firemen were among eight first responders dispatched April 7 to a Walnut Hill residence, where it was later determined that the patient died of a heart attack. Atmore firefighters are often requested at rural scenes…