Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Firemen fight simultaneous Easter blazes
Easter Sunday’s calm was shattered for local firemen around 2 p.m., April 1, when fires broke out almost simultaneously in a field just outside Atmore and in the rectory of a South Main Street church. An Atmore Fire Department pumper and brush truck were sent to McKenzie Drive, just off Jack Springs Road, at 1:58 p.m. to tackle a fire that began when a spark was sent flying into a…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Easter in the Park
Around 400 children of all ages turned out for this year’s Easter in the Park, a two-hour morning event that included an appearance by the Easter Bunny, fun-filled games, crafts of all kinds, and more. The holiday happening at Heritage Park began with a special appearance by the Easter Bunny and ended with a search by about 150 kids for 3,000 plastic Easter eggs, each filled with a piece of…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
‘Super Fun Day’ lives up to its name for special students
More than 150 special education students from across Escambia County made sure last week that Super Fun Day lived up to its name. The day of fun and friendly competition, formerly known as Special Olympics, was held March 23 at Flomaton High School’s gymnasium. Students from 13 local schools, along with one home-schooled child, participated in the games, which ranged from wheelchair and wheelbarrow races to foot races and bouncy…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Ramey’s buys local Winn Dixie – Purchase brings end to WD’s lengthy Atmore presence
The chief executive officer for Ramey’s Inc. confirmed this week that the company has reached an agreement with Southeastern Grocers to purchase the assets of Atmore’s Winn Dixie store. The transaction will bring to an end Winn Dixie’s lengthy presence in Atmore, which — according to the store’s website — opened here more than 60 years ago as Kwik Chek. That store name, one of three under which the same…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
2 injured, 1 detained after Tuesday pickups collision (UPDATED)
  Two people were loaded into ambulances on gurneys; a third was loaded into a police car in handcuffs, after an early morning, March 23, collision between two pickups. The mishap occurred around 6:15 a.m. at the junction of Martin Luther King Drive and East Sunset Drive, just outside Atmore’s city limits but in its police jurisdiction, when a 1982 Chevrolet Silverado and a 1998 Ford 150 met nearly head-on.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago