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ALEA investigates 6 traffic fatalities, 1 drowning during Labor Day period
Special to Atmore News Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials reported that Highway Patrol and Marine Patrol divisions investigated six traffic fatalities and one drowning during the Labor Day holiday period, which ran from 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 30, to midnight Monday, September 2.The fatal highway crashes occurred in Cleburne, Chilton and Mobile counties. Saturday, August 31, was the only day during the extended holiday weekend on which there were…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Local man jailed for felony pot possession, manufacturing By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department during the period September 1-6:Mark Hall Hall An Atmore man was arrested September 5 on several charges, including manufacturing of and felony possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine after APD investigators executed a search warrant at a Terrace Street residence.According to reports, lawmen…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Execution date set for Citronelle axe murderer
Dearman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Mississippi man who killed six Citronelle residents, including an unborn child, with an axe just eight years ago, will apparently pay the ultimate price for his crime in mid-October.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced in a letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Q. Hamm that she had set a 34-hour time frame for the execution of Derrick Ryan Dearman, which will be…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
End of an era
Post 90 putting HQ building up for sale after 74 years The building has served as Post 90 headquarters since November 11, 1949. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The three-story building on the southwestern corner of Main and Church streets has served for the past 74-plus years as the home of American Legion Billy Glenn Rushing Post 90. Apparently, the building won’t serve in that capacity any longer.“Our executive committee…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Recusal didn’t go far enough
Publisher’s note: As Don Fletcher, Cindy Jackson, Ashley Fore and I have worked through the charges – all dismissed – against us, Atmore News has invited the other parties to write their stories. I wrote mine over a 10-part series. In this article, Don shares his thoughts. As is the case for all of us, these are our thoughts, as these are Don’s. By Don Fletcher Most people have moved…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago