Author: Don Fletcher

Webster takes over boys basketball program Webster By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer There’s no doubt Jerome Webster knows basketball and how to coach it. But the veteran volunteer coach, selected recently to head up Escambia Academy’s boys team, knows he’s sailing into uncharted waters.“It’s going to be a big difference,” said Webster, who was a volunteer coach at Escambia County High School for several years. “I have to adjust to…

Poarch Firefighter David Conde (at top) pulls away a gable vent as Atmore Firefighter DeMarcus McMillian prepares to pass a hose to him. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore home was declared a total loss, mainly from damage caused by black, acrid smoke and massive amounts of water after a small army of firefighters spent nearly two hours Monday (August 1) battling a fire that was fueled by smoldering…

Jarrett Ikner By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Montgomery man was arrested here on felony drug possession charges after he led an Atmore Police Department narcotics investigator on a chase that ended with the discovery of an unspecified amount of synthetic marijuana (Spice) inside his vehicle.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the incident began around 3:50 p.m. on July 26, when four males and a female became involved in “a…

Dale By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A July 22 traffic stop conducted on a vehicle without a license plate turned up an Atmore woman wanted by Florida authoritiesAtmore Police Department reports show the traffic stop occurred around 11:10 p.m. when an officer spotted a vehicle without a license plate traveling along South Main Street.A license check showed that the driver, later identified as Tiffany Dale, 37, was wanted by Escambia…

Howard Killam By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer What started out as a shoplifting investigation turned into a felony drug arrest when Atmore police discovered several hypodermic needles that contained varying amounts of methamphetamine.The incident began around 1:10 p.m. on July 28, when Atmore Police officers were dispatched to Walmart in response to a report of two females shoplifting.Before officers could get to the store, the suspects ran from the parking…