Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Council OKs less-than-acre land swap with ECHCA
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council made quick work Monday (July 26) of an agenda that was pared from three items to just two.The council approved the seeking of bids for a used fire truck and gave the green light to a swap with the county healthcare authority of tiny parcels of land to bring Poarch Road’s proposed eastern extension in line with its westward portion.The purchase of…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Bubba Cruz 4
Owners of ‘rat rods,’ classic vehicles pay tribute to Ardis Cars of all shapes and sizes took in the parade. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Owners of dozens of “rat rods,” classic cars and classic trucks gathered last Friday (July 16) for Bubba Cruz 4, the annual celebration of the life of Ewing Darrell “Bubba” Ardis, who passed away just hours before the first of the events.Thomas Ardis, Bubba Ardis’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Fountain escapee free barely an hour
Tidwell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Report A Fountain Correctional Facility inmate who escaped July 14 enjoyed barely an hour of freedom before he was back in custody.According to Alabama Department of Corrections officials, 46-year-old Jesse Lee Tidwell Jr. escaped from FCF officers at 2:17 p.m. last Wednesday while he was being treated for an unspecified medical condition at North Baldwin Infirmary in Bay Minette.Tidwell reportedly ran from the hospital and…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Phone fraud in Florida
Rudolph By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was arrested July 9 by Escambia County (Fla.) sheriff’s investigators and charged with violation of the Florida Communications Fraud Act.According to an arrest report furnished by ECSO officials, 33-year-old Sherry Williams Rudolph was arrested on July 9 after an investigation into an apparent telephone scam.No details of the investigation were released, but the Florida Criminal Code section cited on the arrest…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
CSX donates boxcar for parking lot project
This boxcar will be part of the parking lot enhancement project. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Not all of the i’s have yet been dotted nor all the t’s yet crossed but plans to make the proposed Trammell Street parking lot a more user-friendly venue are in high gear.Plans announced at recent city council meetings are for a 38-space parking area at the corner of Trammell and Ridgeley streets, property…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago