Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Home! Local guardsmen return from Kuwait
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer There weren’t a hundred yellow ribbons decorating local oak trees, and no community band struck up patriotic tunes as he arrived. But the welcome-home surprise an Atmore soldier received last week likely went beyond what he expected. When Alabama Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob Maholovich arrived in Atmore on May 9, he was greeted by a welcome-home message on the marquee of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
42nd Law Day held Godwin honored for organizing local observance
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore attorney Charles Godwin decided in 1977 that local lawyers and court officials needed a reminder of the importance of their career choice, and local high school seniors needed a hands-on look at the role the law plays in American society. More than four decades later, those points are still being driven home each year. May 3, during Escambia County’s 42nd successive Law Day…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Sign of change
The second phase of the signage changeover from Atmore’s Winn Dixie store to the new Ramey’s location was completed May 2. The purchase by Ramey’s, a Mississippi-based grocery store chain, of the local business will be consummated when the store reopens on Wednesday, May 9. The change ends a 60-plus years local presence of Winn Dixie, which evolved nearly 30 years ago from Kwik Chek. News Photo by Don Fletcher
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two Atmore men were arrested April 29 after an unspecified quantity of marijuana was discovered inside a vehicle that was stopped for a minor traffic violation. Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Brian Jerrell Brown, 33, and Frederick Williams, 38, were each taken into custody after the vehicle was finally stopped by a patrol officer who spotted the violation. “Around three a.m., an officer…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Country Place closing
Residents must find new accommodations by May 29 By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore-area senior citizens who can no longer completely care for themselves will have one less residency option at the end of this month when Country Place Senior Living closes its doors. The assisted living facility, which opened here in November 2015 with plans to provide a “welcoming, well-designed, homelike environment” focused on the needs of older…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago