Author: Don Fletcher

3 fire departments respond Smoke billows from attic of local cabinet shop. By JOSH FRYE News Staff Writer Fire, smoke and water damage combined to make a local cabinet shop a total loss after flames erupted in the building’s attic during the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 4. Reports show that Atmore, Poarch and Nokomis firefighting crews were dispatched to Hochstetler Cabinets, 2244 Jack Springs Road at 7:55 a.m.…

Harley accident claims Atmore man’s life By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama State Troopers are investigating two recent Escambia County crashes, including one that claimed the life of an Atmore man last Sunday, November 8. Troopers reported that 71-year-old William Van Cooey was killed when the 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was operating left Jack Springs Road and overturned. Cooey was pronounced dead at the scene. The fatal mishap occurred…

Part of Jason Pilger Chevrolet roof blew off. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Winds of tropical storm strength made their presence known in Atmore overnight October 28 and into the morning of October 29, but Hurricane Zeta caused relatively minor damage to a town still recovering from Hurricane Sally. The sometimes whistling, sometimes roaring winds reportedly were steady at nearly 35 mph for several hours, with gusts of more…

Ford By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man is free on bond this week, charged with attempted murder in a Sunday (October 25) shooting that took place at a residence in the city’s northeastern quadrant. Atmore Police Department Sgt. Daniel Harris said investigators placed Tyrell Dashun Ford, 25, under arrest last Wednesday, October 28, three days after the incident, which left an unidentified man with a gunshot wound…