Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Store robbed again
Dollar General hit twice in a month By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police continued this week their investigation into last week’s robbery of Dollar General on East Church Street, the second time in just over a month that the general merchandise store has been targeted for such a crime. Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that a lone bandit entered the store the night of August 6, just minutes…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Man, not woman, was stabbed last week
Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed Monday (Aug. 13) that an Atmore man — not a woman as was first reported — was a victim of a stabbing last week on Carver Avenue. Brooks reported that the victim, whose name has not been released, was “doing fine” and that police have completed their investigation of the incident, which involved numerous people, none of whom have yet been arrested. The police…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Former Atmore resident drowns
News Staff Report Donald Ray Helton died doing one of the two things he loved most in life. The 79-year-old Cantonment man, who was born in Huxford and lived part of his life in the Atmore area, was a diehard University of Alabama football fan and an avid fisherman. He was enjoying the second passion when he lost his life. Helton’s body was discovered August 2 by Florida Fish and…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Mural dedication is Friday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Emily Harp is happy with the fact that artist Patti Gillespie finished ahead of schedule her conversion of the outer wall of Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce headquarters into a work of art, except for one thing. The early finish has forced Harp, the Chamber’s executive director, and her staff to hurry in order to put together a dedication ceremony for the 12-feet-by-30-feet painting…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Atmore receives FAA grant
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) reported last week that Atmore Municipal Airport was among the 23 local facilities throughout the state that will share more than $13.5 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants. The grants range from $2.64 million for the Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones Field Airport to $72,000 for the local landing strip. They are funded through the Airport and Airway Trust Fund…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago