Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Swearing in
Nearly 100 attend installation Following the meeting, City Clerk Becca Smith, at left, completes paperwork with Shawn Lassiter, newly appointed mayor pro tem, and Eunice Johnson. At right is Mayor Jim Staff. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although there were only three new faces added, Atmore’s “new” city government was formally installed during a special meeting held Monday, November 2, in the city hall auditorium. Incumbent elected officials, including…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Area man, woman freed on parole
Collins Harwell By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two state inmates with area ties — Frank Collins Jr. of Atmore and Kimberly Renee Harwell of nearby Century, Fla. — were each granted parole during hearings held recently by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Collins, who could have been required to remain in state custody until at least October 15, 2034 had the board not granted him clemency, was…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Work under way on new Public Works building
GFC Concrete crews prepared this week to pour the footing for the building. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The preliminary stages of a construction project don’t tell a lot about what that structure will be, but Calvin Grace, who directs the city of Atmore’s Public Works Department, can’t help but smile when he looks at the work going on just a few yards from his present base of operations.…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Atmore’s FEMA-funded debris cleanup completed
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City of Atmore officials announced last week that FEMA-funded and Theodore-based private contractor Crowder Gulf had completed the citywide removal of debris left behind by Hurricane Sally. The grinding of stumps and other tree pieces that were being conducted at the former Escambia County Middle School site, which was the staging area for the project, should be completed before week’s end. The chips are…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Local referendum
Preservation, protection of Canoe’s heritage on Nov. 3 ballot By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Next Tuesday, November 3, Escambia County voters will help elect, among others, the nation’s next president, the state’s next senator and the next representative for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District. But local voters also have the opportunity to voice their opinion on a local issue, a referendum that is designed to protect and preserve the heritage…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago