Author: Don Fletcher

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City of Atmore officials, faced with the daunting task of removing the tons of vegetative debris piled up along city streets and sidewalks in the wake of Hurricane Sally, learned this week that most of the costly burden will be borne by federal and state agencies. “This is great news,” said Mayor Jim Staff upon learning that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will…

Shown is Cypress Trace in Bay Minette. Developers say Atmore Senior Village will be identical. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Officials of Florence, Alabama-based CRN Development confirmed this week that the company is in the process of constructing a 50-unit housing complex, just outside Atmore, for senior citizens. The “affordable senior adult multifamily” development, to be called Atmore Senior Village, is already under construction. It will be located on…

Another death, but only 21 new cases in past week By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Escambia County continued to slowly decline over the past week, as only 21 new cases were reported among county residents. The county’s death toll from the virus, however, climbed by one, to 24, and the total confirmed cases among county residents now numbers 1,323. Statewide, there was an increase…

Toppled trees, flooding plague city, area As soon as weather permitted, residents and city employees started trying to clear driveways and streets. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer For the past three years, Atmore and the immediate area have escaped the wrath of major storms that have wreaked havoc on neighboring counties. Not this time. When Hurricane Sally stormed out of the Gulf of Mexico at Gulf Shores last Wednesday…