Author: Don Fletcher

Patterson Street Apartments getting makeover Painting materials outside freshly painted apartments. Portion of a wing before renovation By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nathan Byrd doesn’t live in Atmore, but he now owns property here. Therefore, the Saraland businessman has two goals in mind as he reclaims Patterson Street Apartments, a 77-unit complex that for many years has been a local eyesore and a haven for criminal activity.“That’s what I’ve been…

Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Perdido man, recognized as fitting the description of a man who is the subject of several outstanding arrest warrants, had two felony charges tacked on after he went berserk when Atmore police tried to take him into custody.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that 23-year-old Joshua Tyler Johnson was arrested around 10:15 a.m. on July 20. Johnson apparently expressed his displeasure with…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, in a brief July 24 session, approved an alcoholic beverages license for a business that will be opening soon and gave the green light to the transfer of the licenses for the three remaining local stores involved in the recent Diamond Foods divestiture of 20 gasoline station-convenience stores across Southwest Alabama and Northwest Florida.The new license was approved for Grizzly Pizza LLC,…

Resident escapes unharmed A firefighter prepares to enter the home for a final check around 6:30 a.m. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A local woman escaped without injury while city firefighters spent more than two hours fighting a predawn fire that destroyed the woman’s Peachtree Street home Monday morning, July 17.Atmore Fire Department reports show the first wave of city firefighters was dispatched at 4:52 a.m. They arrived five minutes…