Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Packages stolen from porches
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A thief or group of unaffiliated thieves are trying a new tack this Christmas, stealing some of the joy of the holiday season right off the porches of local homes. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported this week that at least four reports have been filed since December 13 by residents who ordered merchandise, had it delivered to their homes, then had it stolen…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Club owner: Not enough time to prepare for revocation hearing
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The co-owner of an Atmore business whose license was recently revoked by the city council said Monday that she and her co-owner husband did not find out until too late about a November 13 public hearing that resulted in the revocation. Mary Frye — accompanied by her son Bobby — offered an explanation for the absence of the owners of the former Chick-A-Dee Club,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Commission plans upgrades to Ewing Drive in 2019
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Brandon Smith agrees with and understands the concern of several dozen Ewing Drive residents who feel that Escambia County commissioners have paid little attention to their requests for repairs to the decaying rural roadway. Smith, who represents District 4 on the commission and was selected Monday as the panel’s vice-chair, said the road is on the district’s “long list” of paving projects to be…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Albritton to chair GF Committee
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama Senator Greg Albritton, recently re-elected to the District 22 seat without opposition, has been named chairman of the state senate’s General Fund Committee, which decides where and how Alabama’s state revenues will be spent. Albritton, who now lives in Atmore, said the key post is one he had fought for since the 2018 legislative session ended. He added that although he will have…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Silver Sneakers, Child Watch, other Y programs will continue
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The November 30 closing of Atmore Area YMCA won’t mean that all the programs formerly offered by the local nonprofit will come to an end. An official of Health Actions Physical Therapy — which already operates facilities in Jackson, Dothan, Troy and Daphne — said during a Monday, December 3, public announcement that in January the company would formally add Atmore to its list…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago