Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Fugitive Fla. murder suspect ID’d
Coleman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have identified the Florida murder suspect who was arrested here October 18 while officers were investigating a reported domestic incident.City police responded around 5:40 a.m. to a residence in the 100 block of Marshall Avenue, from where the complaint originated.They contacted the victim, who had scratches on her neck and arms. The woman told police her boyfriend, Jason Coleman, 38, of Pensacola,…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Man arrested with burglary tools after trying to elude police
Stallworth By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 63-year-old Atmore man was arrested October 17 on several charges after he fled from police who were investigating a reported burglary.According to Atmore Police Department reports, officers were sent to a residence in the 200 block of South 21st Avenue at approximately 10:30 p.m.When they arrived, they learned that the suspect, later identified as Jackson Stallworth, was “blacked out in his vehicle” in…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Family members rescued child from pool, revived her
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although paramedics from Poarch Creek Indians Fire Department and MedStar EMS eventually took over medical care of a young girl recently pulled from a hotel pool, it was members of the 11-year-old victim’s family who actually rescued her from the pool and got her breathing again.The near tragedy happened Saturday, October 15, just before 4 p.m., at Atmore’s Hampton Inn.“We were having a birthday dinner…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Council approves action against nuisance properties
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members hustled through a single-item agenda Monday (October 24), spending less than 3 minutes in session, from opening prayer to closing gavel.In the only public business conducted by the council during the 2-minute, 42-second meeting, the panel gave a unanimous green light to moving forward with making several eyesore properties more aesthetically palatable and less likely to attract pests.The council action comes…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Blue Devils take it on chin in final region contest
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: Coach Vincent Harris was recovering from a medical procedure over the past several days and was unavailable for comment on the Orange Beach game when our print edition was published on Tuesday. Coach Raymond Robinson furnished a few details on the contest Tuesday afternoon. Maybe it was the long bus ride. Maybe it was the letdown of being eliminated from playoff contention the…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago