Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Atmore man arrested for sex crimes against child
Jones Gates By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested January 26 and is charged with committing sex crimes against a young member of his family over a period of several years.Vonsha Jones, 29, of Atmore was arrested by Atmore police and processed into the Escambia County Detention Center. He is charged with one count each of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, first-degree…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Woman, sought by APD, arrested in stolen car
Boutwell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton woman, the subject of several outstanding Atmore warrants, was arrested here January 24 by Atmore police — inside a car that turned out to be stolen.Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that around 1:25 p.m. on that date a city police officer spotted a vehicle backed into the tree line along North Main Street, near its intersection with Howard Street.The officer determined that the…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
PCI police chief remembered as true blue lawman
Reynolds By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Poarch Band of Creek Indians Police Chief Mike Reynolds, who died last Wednesday, January 18, at age 59 of a heart attack, was remembered by his local colleagues as a true blue lawman who cared for his department, the community he served, and his fellow human beings.Reynolds, who became the tribe’s top policeman in 2016, had reportedly undergone surgery recently and was recuperating at…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Houston Avery pool named for Vangela Franklin
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four of five Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during the group’s Monday, January 23, meeting to a proclamation honoring Vangela McPherson Franklin and permanently attaching her name to the municipal swimming pool at which she has been a fixture for several years.City Clerk Becca Smith moderated the meeting, the second in a row in which she has served that role. Mayor Pro Tem…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
City considers banning garbage enclosures
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Mayor Jim Staff and city council members discussed several topics during a workshop held prior to the Monday (January 23) council meeting, but the subject of trash bins on personal property drew the most conversation.Staff and council members Webb Nall, Eunice Johnson and Chris Harrison agreed that the bins — some made of wood, others made of wire or plastic — can become an…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago