Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Ribbon cutting
Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials joined owners Paulette and Larry Barrett on Saturday, June 3, for the ribbon cutting of Southern Addictions Antique Mall on South Main Street. Shown are, from left, front, Sheryl Vickery, Kathleen Carpenter, Mayor Jim Staff, Lucille Teel, Daniel Barrett (holding Jade), Chris Singleton, Paulette Barrett, Larry Barrett, and Isabella Sanders; back, Ben Carpenter, Sandy Helton, Christy Neff, Lisa Neff, Jordan Barnett, Lisa Reynolds, Lorita…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Jailed for embezzlement – Atmore woman charged with stealing thousands
An Atmore woman who had worked for and with a local realtor for several years was arrested last week and charged with embezzling a “significant amount” of money from the realtor’s business. Atmore Police Chief Charles Brooks confirmed Monday that Jaime LeAnne McCoy, 33, was arrested by APD investigators on a charge of first-degree theft of property. McCoy was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center last Thursday, June 1,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Poarch man torches own home
A Jack Springs Road resident was arrested May 30 on arson and domestic violence charges after he allegedly used a husband-wife dispute as the catalyst for setting a fire that consumed the mobile home in which the couple lived. Jason Paul Mitchell, 31, of a Jack Springs Road address, is charged with one count each of second degree arson, domestic violence and third degree domestic harassment. An employee of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Local Walgreens burglarized
Atmore police are still investigating the May 29 burglary of a local pharmacy that netted three intruders an undisclosed amount of federally controlled prescription medications. APD Chief Chuck Brooks said Monday that city police rushed to Walgreens Pharmacy, 1504 South Main Street, around 2 a.m. on that date after receiving an alert that something was amiss at the local business. “We got a phone call from Walgreens’ alarm company that…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Wrecked AFD pumper won’t be replaced
AFD Chief Ron Peebles and Mayor Jim Staff each confirmed that an Atmore Fire Department pumper, totaled while on its way back from a Dec. 31 structure fire, won’t be replaced. However, all its vital equipment and parts will be salvaged for application to what had served as the department’s reserve unit. “We don’t really need (a replacement),” Peebles said. “We’ve got one truck that we hardly ever use, and…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago