Author: Don Fletcher

Man, 73, tries to hit city cop with car, rams APD unit Sanders By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A 73-year-old Atmore man, reportedly afflicted with an unspecified mental disorder, was arrested last Wednesday (February 24) and charged with five felonies after he tried to run down a city police officer with his car as an incident at a local bank escalated into a chase into Florida. Lem Roy Sanders,…

Simmons By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man is free on $200,000 bond after his February 17 arrest on charges that he had sexual relations with a girl not quite one-third his age. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Vincent James Simmons, 52, of a Carver Street address was charged with one count each of second-degree rape and second-degree sexual abuse after an investigation determined that in…

Lottie home destroyed by fire when impaired driver runs off road Wasdin Volunteer firefighters try to gain control of the blaze. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore restaurant manager, his wife and their 3-year-old child are trying to put their lives back together after a Lottie man, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, ran his vehicle off a rural road and triggered a fire that sent…

A former country store, converted some time ago to a residence, was destroyed by fire today (Thursday, Feb. 25) when a car hit a truck in front of the home, knocking it into the structure and starting the destructive blaze. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m.. when the car, of unknown make and model, veered off the road and started the chain reaction. The dwelling once operated as Lottie Grocery,…

Sanders A 73-year-old Atmore man was charged Wednesday (Feb. 24) with attempted murder after he tried to run down a city police officer with his car as an incident at a local bank escalated into a chase into Florida. Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Lem Roy Sanders is charged locally with one count each of attempted murder and attempting to elude law enforcement. Officers were sent to United Bank’s…