Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

2 shot, 3 arrested
Shooting victims dumped near Atmore News Staff Writer A Walnut Hill man is dead, another is clinging to life in a Mobile hospital, and three other residents of the tiny community — two men and a woman — are behind bars in connection with the shootings, after which the victims were discovered in a partially submerged pickup in Brushy Creek, outside Atmore. Dead is Dalton Davis, 22, who was reportedly…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Congressman visits ACH to address rural hospital challenges
Also visits local pharmacy By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer With over-regulation, soaring operational costs and a federal reimbursement index that works against them, rural hospitals are fast becoming an endangered species. U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne was in Atmore Tuesday, May 29, where he discussed some of the challenges facing small-town medical centers during a private briefing with state hospital officials and local leaders at Atmore Community Hospital. The update…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
‘Never any doubt’ about Tiger-Sul’s reopening
Editor’s note: In last week’s edition of Atmore News (May 23), we published a picture taken during Tiger-Sul’s re-opening. Due to deadline constraints, we were not able to publish an in-depth article about the facility’s re-opening and the importance of Tiger-Sul to Atmore and beyond. The article follows here. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer When a July 2017 fire heavily damaged the production facility and destroyed most of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Rite Aid closing next week
Officials of Walgreens, which recently purchased more than 1,900 Rite Aid stores across the nation, will begin next week the process of closing the Rite Aid in Atmore. According to a press release from Walgreens officials, Atmore’s Rite Aid pharmacy will close on June 6. The remainder of the store, located at 506 East Church Street, will stay open only about two weeks longer than that. Walgreens officials and company…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Walmart cutting hours
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore’s Walmart, which has operated 24 hours a day since it opened here in June of 2014, will no longer be an all-day, all-night shopping option, starting this Saturday, June 2. According to signs posted at the local retail giant’s entrance and exit, Walmart-Atmore will close at 1 a.m. Saturday morning and will remain closed until 6 a.m., when shoppers will be allowed back…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago