Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

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
Driver suffers memory lapse
Atmore police were still working Tuesday to unravel the circumstances surrounding a two-vehicle crash that occurred in the first hour of Sunday, April 23, and included an apparent lapse of memory on the part of one driver. Police reports show that the collision occurred around 12:39 a.m., Sunday, at the intersection of South Main and Craig streets, when a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by 22-year-old Xavier Watkins of Frisco City…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago