Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Fatal crashes – Separate mishaps claim Uriah man, Atmore man, Fla. woman
Three people lost their lives and a fourth was seriously injured in separate single-vehicle crashes that occurred less than 16 hours apart as the week began. Clinton Cole Gregson, 20, of Uriah, was pronounced dead at the scene of a Monday, October 16, mishap that happened on Butler Street, about 14 miles north of Atmore, around 5:50 a.m. According to reports filed by Alabama State Troopers, the 2012 GMC Sierra…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
City awarded economic stimulus funding
Delta Regional Authority officials announced last week that Atmore was one of 16 applicants in the arts and cultural sectors of the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt who were awarded a share of $309,000 to stimulate economic and community development efforts. The announcement was especially sweet for Atmore, one of 300 communities to apply for a Creative Placemaking Investment, since the city is not located in either of…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Bettis Memorial Highway dedicated
A crowd of more than 100, including family and friends of Kenneth L. Bettis, several state officials and more than two dozen correctional officers, gathered at Coastal Alabama Community College’s Atmore campus Monday (October 16) for the dedication of a portion of Alabama Highway 21 in honor of the former correctional officer, who died exactly 13 months prior to the ceremony. Bettis, who worked for seven years as a CO…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Jones appointed to national board
As president and CEO of United Bank, Bob Jones has for the past quarter-century advised and aided various entities in Lower Alabama and the Gulf region on how to best utilize their financial resources. Now his advice will help shape the revitalization and salvation of distressed communities across the country. Jones was recently appointed by President Donald Trump to a four-year term on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
ECMS, community come to aid of hurricane victims
Most of the time, the only obstacle Escambia County Middle School students have to deal with in the school’s hallways are other students who are rushing to their next class. That wasn’t the case recently, though. Students at the local school not only had to dodge other students, they also had to make their way around stacks of bottled water, cartons of paper goods and boxes filled with other supplies…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago