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For city firefighters, every week, month or day is fire safety time
From left, Firefighters DeMarcus McMillian and Brandon Barber, Capt. Eugene Edwards, Firefighter Shane Rollin, Lt. Danny White, and Firefighter Jon Bass with a few “goody bags” for kids By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer October is officially recognized as National Fire Prevention Month (formerly Fire Safety Month), and this week (October 6-12) is officially recognized as National Fire Prevention Week, but those designations have little meaning for Atmore firefighters.To Atmore Fire…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
DA Steve Billy to retire at year’s end
Billy News Staff Report Steve Billy, District Attorney for Alabama’s 21st Judicial Circuit (Escambia County), announced last week that he will retire at the end of this year from the position he has held for the past 20 years.The 67-year-old DA has reportedly filed paperwork notifying Gov. Kay Ivey of his intentions. The governor is accepting applications already and will choose a successor for Billy from among the applicants who…
by Atmore News access_time2 months ago
Skeleton legs causes wreck
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 21-year-old Century, Fla. woman suffered minor injuries early Friday, October 4, when a Halloween decoration lying in the U.S. 29 roadway caused her to swerve around it, lose control of her vehicle and collide with a stand of trees.“The driver swerved to avoid large decorative skeleton legs which fell out of a vehicle and into the roadway,” a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper explained.According…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Walmart robber, other female denied parole, as is Brewton drug dealer
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two female inmates who were convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court, including one who tried to rob the local Walmart, were rejected in their respective bids for parole, as was a Brewton man convicted for the third time six years ago of dealing drugs, during hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Therease Antoine Fletcher Fletcher Fletcher, a Huntsville resident before she was sent…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Traffic stops end in felony drug arrests for Flomaton, Creola men
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by Atmore Police Department (APD) officers during the period September 20-29:Cody Leverette Leverette A 26-year-old Flomaton man was jailed September 27 on a felony drug possession charge after he was pulled over for driving a vehicle with a shattered windshield.APD reports show the traffic stop occurred around 3 p.m. on South Main StreetDuring the officer’s interaction with the driver,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago