Author: Don Fletcher

Consultants recommend that ACH stay near downtown By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Consultants from the group with whom the City of Atmore has partnered to help make critical land use decisions say that the inclusion of Atmore Community Hospital is vital to the effort to revitalize the community’s downtown region. But a subcommittee of the 23-member committee charged with examining and refining the recommendations made by Smart Growth America…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore firefighters responded over the past week to a pair of fires, each of which included aspects that fall outside the realm of the normal fire department response. The first happened shortly after 3 a.m. on Friday, July 5. Firefighters arrived at a Sunset Drive home to discover that the homeowner’s dog had knocked over a Tiki torch in the yard of the home.…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved an application for a local discount store to sell beer and wine, okayed the purchase of a used vehicle and gave the green light to a community event that is scheduled for August at Rivercane. The council, sitting one member short due to the absence of District 4’s Susan Smith, approved an application by Family Dollar Store, located in…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Americans will celebrate 243 years of independence this Thursday, July 4, with traditional public or private fireworks displays and cookouts, and many will commemorate the holiday through the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Public safety and other agencies stress the need for caution and care in all three traditions to prevent tragedy from intruding upon the special day, traditionally recognized as one of the deadliest…

APD ‘aggressively working’ fatal party shooting By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although Atmore police have yet to announce the arrest of any suspect or suspects in the May 18 party shooting that left an Atmore teen dead and eight other people injured, Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the fatal shooting has not been relegated to the “cold case” file. “We are continuing to work the case as aggressively as…