Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Atmore men arrested on months-old Fla. warrants
Blackburn Morris By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Atmore men remained in the Escambia County (Fla.) Jail early Tuesday, arrested a day apart by Escambia County (Fla.) authorities on warrants issued for crimes that each allegedly committed several months ago.Paul Ray Morris, 42, was jailed August 21 for criminal acts he is alleged to have performed in March and April of this year; Lionel Todd Blackburn, 46, was arrested a…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Woman nabbed in Walmart robbery
Fletcher By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Huntsville woman remained behind bars early Tuesday (August 24) after her Monday afternoon arrest for the armed robbery of Atmore’s Walmart.Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported Monday evening that Therease Antoinette Fletcher, 30, was in custody and is charged with first-degree robbery in the incident, which took place around 3 p.m.Reports show that police were dispatched to the local retailer around on North Main…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Council OKs cemetery paving, firetruck purchase
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council, sitting one member short, approved during its Monday, August 23, meeting a half-million-dollar paving project for a city cemetery and the purchase of a used pumper for the city fire department.With District 1’s Webb Nall absent due to a prior commitment, the council voted unanimously to approve both measures, representing a total expenditure of $608,000.Prior to tackling the brief business agenda, Mayor…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Man jailed for brother’s stabbing
Finklea By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man reportedly remained in an area trauma center this week after being stabbed nearly two weeks ago by his brother, who remained behind bars as midweek approached.Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that Markey Deyeal Finklea, 42, was arrested Saturday, August 7, after police were sent around 1:30 p.m. to a Martin Luther King Drive residence in reference to a domestic dispute that…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Long-term investment
Mayor says city will benefit from hospital land swap The 8.83-acre tract the city received from ECHCA By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The appraised values of the parcels involved indicates that Escambia County Healthcare Authority got the better end of its March 2020 land swap with the City of Atmore. But Mayor Jim Staff said the city would also come out a winner in the long run.According to appraisals conducted…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago