Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Attempted murder
Fla. teen jailed after firing into crowd, hitting 2 people Scott By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An 18-year-old Century, Fla. man was arrested late last week by Atmore police in connection to an October 6 incident that left two local residents with minor gunshot wounds.Travis Scott remained in the Escambia County Detention Center late Monday, October 16, charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of discharging a firearm…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
Drug deal gone bad?
Two men shot at mobile home park north of Poarch reservation By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) investigators are still working to unravel the circumstances that led to the Monday night (October 9) shooting of two people at a mobile home park just north of the Poarch Creek Indian reservation.Police officers from Poarch and Atmore, as well as Alabama State Troopers, were also dispatched to the…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
Nine local offices up for grabs in March primaries
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nine local offices will be up for grabs when candidate qualifying begins next week for local Republicans and Democrats who decide to run for office in their respective party’s March 5, 2024, Super Tuesday primary election.Qualifying is set to start at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, October 16, for both parties. Chief Clerk Natalie Rodgers of the Escambia County Probate Office said each local candidate should…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
Second suspect in Starks murder jailed, freed on bond
Tait Mitchell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Local police have arrested a second suspect in a May 29 shooting that left a 31-year-old Atmore man dead, and both individuals implicated in the death are now free on bond.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported in a press release that Wiley Black Tait Jr., 42, of Atmore was taken into custody October 4 in connection to the death of Robert Mario…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
Firefighters earned their pay over recent 7-day period
Smoke billows above the interstate Monday afternoon. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Fire Department personnel definitely earned their pay over the seven-day period from October 3 to 9, responding to more than a dozen incidents, including two major wildfires. AFD Chief Ron Peebles said those fires, as well as vehicle fires and calls of a less urgent nature marked one of the busiest periods in recent memory for…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago