Author: Don Fletcher

Taylor By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Northview High School’s former head basketball coach, most recently a physical education teacher and assistant coach at a Pensacola high school, was arrested July 9 on several charges, including felonious assault, after he allegedly attacked an ex-girlfriend.Michael Taylor, 48, who lists a Pensacola address, is charged with one count each of aggravated assault with a weapon (felony), domestic battery by strangulation (felony), misdemeanor cyberstalking…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The roar of heavy road resurfacing equipment was still being heard across Atmore this week, but it apparently won’t be heard much longer.The $2.6 million, 21-street resurfacing project being done by Mobile-based H.O. Weaver & Sons has progressed steadily since it began in late April. Most of the targeted streets have already been completed, with the remainder to soon follow.Mayor Jim Staff said after Monday’s…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved during their Monday, July 10, meeting the transfer of the alcoholic beverage licenses for the first two local stores sold recently by Atmore-based Diamond Gasoline to Midstates Petroleum of Vernon. The full council also granted a rezoning request, awarded a bid for improvements to the local airport, approved the application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), appointed a…