Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Recycled electronics fill two trailers at Poarch
A continuous stream of trucks, cars and SUVs pulled into the Poarch Creek Indians fire station Saturday, April 22, and left behind heaps of scrapped television sets, vacuum cleaners, half-empty cans of paint, fluorescent bulbs and similar items. And nobody complained. In fact, organizers of the twice-yearly electronics recycling and household hazardous waste collection event were tickled over the amount of debris left behind. “We’ve had a good turnout,” PCI…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Theodore couple wins ECHS barbecue festival
Last weekend’s Atmore Barbecue Festival provided local residents with an opportunity to sample some of the best grilled chicken, ribs and pork in the area, while also contributing to the economies of five of those communities. All 12 trophies and every penny of the $2,650 prize money went to a handful of “outside teams” who were judged the best of the bunch at the event, which took place Friday and…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Byrne’s meeting turns into healthcare debate
Although it was billed as a town hall meeting, Congressman Bradley Byrne’s April 18 appearance at Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Chambers quickly turned into a debate on healthcare. All but about 18 minutes of the not-quite-60-minute session were filled with questions from the audience of about 40 people regarding the future of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Most of the questions and comments were presented in civil,…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Into the corn
In background, medics prepare to load a local woman into an ambulance after her Mitsubishi Outlander skidded when she braked to avoid hitting other vehicles, slid into a corn field and overturned. The single-vehicle crash occurred just before 8 a.m. on April 19. According to a witness who was in a vehicle ahead of the Mitsubishi, a log truck was headed north in the state highway’s inside lane when it…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Sonic to open this week
Area residents who have been anticipating the opening of Atmore’s new Sonic restaurant won’t have much longer to wait. Barring any last-minute snags, the drive-in eatery will begin serving its burgers, hot dogs, tater tots and other popular fare to the public Wednesday afternoon. “We plan to go full-bore about 4 p.m., Wednesday,” said Anita Sigler, who will manage the restaurant. “We’ll be fine-tuning things on Tuesday, then we will…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago