Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Car slams into 2 others on S. Main
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An equipment malfunction caused a Monroe County woman’s vehicle to slam into two other cars, both parked along South Main Street, last Thursday afternoon, July 18. According to Atmore Police Department reports, Dawn Hall, 61, of Monroeville was traveling south on Main Street around 3:20 p.m. when the bizarre mishap occurred. The right-side tie rod, a device that holds the steering gear in place,…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Lightning causes fire, knocks out emergency communications
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Portions of Atmore’s public safety communications network were still out of order early Tuesday, damaged by a fierce thunderstorm that hit the community around 5 p.m. Friday (July 19), spewing lightning and wind that toppled trees and started a house fire. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported Monday afternoon that most of the emergency communications used by city police and firefighters had been “patched”…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Marine PFC Trace Goodwin remembered
Former Atmore resident killed on California highway By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A U.S. Marine with strong ties to Atmore was struck by a vehicle as he crossed a multi-lane highway in Orange County, Cal. Saturday night, July 13. He reportedly was killed instantly. According to the Orange County Register, 19-year-old PFC Trace Kenneth Goodwin was struck around 9:30 p.m. (PDT) on Jamboree Road in a Tustin, Cal., business…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Rolling the dice
Could hospital relocation be factor in new prison site selection? By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Local officials aren’t sure that the proposed relocation of Atmore Community Hospital to a point near Interstate 65 will make a difference in whether one of the state’s three new “super prisons” will be located here. At the same time, they’re not sure it won’t. The matter was discussed at length during a two-hours-plus…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Still at large
Escapee reportedly used machete to steal relative’s vehicle By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A former Atmore resident who walked away from a minimum-security corrections facility in Loxley last Wednesday (July 10) remained at large as midweek approached. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that 41-year-old Travis Wyatt Dawson was still on the loose and could still be in the Atmore-Nokomis area, although there are indications that he has left.…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago