Author: Don Fletcher

Former Atmore resident killed on California highway By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A U.S. Marine with strong ties to Atmore was struck by a vehicle as he crossed a multi-lane highway in Orange County, Cal. Saturday night, July 13. He reportedly was killed instantly. According to the Orange County Register, 19-year-old PFC Trace Kenneth Goodwin was struck around 9:30 p.m. (PDT) on Jamboree Road in a Tustin, Cal., business…

Could hospital relocation be factor in new prison site selection? By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Local officials aren’t sure that the proposed relocation of Atmore Community Hospital to a point near Interstate 65 will make a difference in whether one of the state’s three new “super prisons” will be located here. At the same time, they’re not sure it won’t. The matter was discussed at length during a two-hours-plus…

Escapee reportedly used machete to steal relative’s vehicle By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A former Atmore resident who walked away from a minimum-security corrections facility in Loxley last Wednesday (July 10) remained at large as midweek approached. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that 41-year-old Travis Wyatt Dawson was still on the loose and could still be in the Atmore-Nokomis area, although there are indications that he has left.…

Local, state and federal law enforcement officers continued at 11:45 a.m. today (Friday, July 12) their search for an inmate who escaped from Loxley Work Release Center two days ago. The manhunt for 41-year-old Travis Wyatt Dawson, who grew up in Atmore, is currently focused on an area along the south end of Rockaway Creek Road, where tracking dogs reportedly lost his scent at a pond in the area. City…