Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Club license revoked
Shooter awaits extradition from Fla. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members, after a brief public hearing, voted unanimously at their November 13 meeting to revoke the license of a local club where three people were shot in the early hours of November 11. Mayor Jim Staff opened the public hearing prior to the onset of the council meeting. “This public hearing is to consider the revocation…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Perdido School honors veterans
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer More than 60 veterans, ranging from the men and women who served during World War II to those who were part of the global war on terrorism, were honored by students, faculty and staff of Perdido School on Friday, November 9. The veterans were the guests of honor for a program held in a gymnasium packed with students from kindergarten through eighth grade, many…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
’64 Impala chosen best at benefit car show
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Fred Flavors of Atmore doesn’t drive his 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS anywhere but to car shows, but those rare drives have proven worth it. Flavors, who owns numerous trophies from various auto exhibitions to which he and the bright red Chevrolet have traveled over the years, added another to his collection Saturday (November 10) when he wrangled a first-place showing at the third annual…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Costumed characters again join AFD for toy drive
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Some customers who shopped at Atmore’s Walmart on Saturday, November 10, were somewhat taken aback by the cadre of costumed characters who stood alongside a group of Atmore firefighters outside the store’s doors. For others, it was just one of the first signs that Christmas is around the corner. For the third straight year, a group called CAUSEPLAY Gulf Coast, whose members donned attire…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Senior Citizen Appreciation Day is Saturday
News Staff Report Destiny Worship Center in Atmore will present “Forever Young: A Night with the Kings and Queens of the City,” this Saturday, November 17, the local church’s 12th annual Senior Citizens Appreciation Day. The free evening event, which will include dinner, entertainment and photographs taken by a professional photographer, is set to begin at 6 p.m. at the worship center, located at 50 West Sunset Drive. Several gospel…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago