Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Excess rain led to Frontier outage
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Reporter The deluge dumped on Atmore two weeks ago by Mother Nature did more than leave water standing on numerous city streets. The several inches of rain that fell late January 3 and early January 4 played havoc with antiquated cable employed by Frontier Communications and left many business and residential customers without service for a week before service was restored. The problem, caused when…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Dumpster diving
Thrift store plagued by theft of donated items By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer As most people are aware, downtown Atmore’s We Care Thrift Store accepts donations of clothes, household items, furniture and more, then sells those items to finance the We Care Program prison ministry. Officials of the local store have recently reported that their effort to finance the ministry, which is designed to help the families of those…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Applications accepted for fruit, vegetable vouchers
Escambia County Agency on Aging officials announced that applications for fruit and vegetable vouchers are now being accepted.   Those who wish to obtain vouchers must be age 60 or over, and household income limits apply.   For more information, call the agency on aging at 251-368-1032 and choose option 7.   Those calling need to have their total household income and the last four digits of their social security…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Restructuring of APD includes 3 promotions
  Lt. Ken Sessions presents December awards to Sgt. Thaihee Staples, at left, and Officer Logan Weber. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A restructuring plan that includes the promotion of three officers and the reassignment of one, has been implemented at Atmore Police Department. The overall plan, which also includes honoring each month the officers who best perform their duties, was a collaborative effort between Chief Chuck Brooks and…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
2019 in review, Part 2
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Highlighting the news in the second half of 2019 were the induction of three current or former Atmore residents into various halls of fame, positive and not-so-positive news from local schools, and the continuing progress of an effort to revitalize Atmore’s downtown. New Hall members Gary Fayard, a 1970 graduate of Escambia County High School who went on to serve as chief financial officer…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago