Don Fletcher

Sex offender sentenced
Another arrested By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While one of the area’s most colorful sex offenders was sentenced last week to spend a lengthy period behind bars for trying to live undetected in Atmore, another convicted local sex offender was arrested for failing to meet reporting requirements. Frederick “Hollywood Fred” Barkley, 58, of Atmore was sentenced last week in Escambia County Circuit Court to serve 15 years and a…
3-county chase ends at I-65 exit in Atmore
A suspect, reportedly a Mobile woman, remained in the Baldwin County Jail late Monday (October 28) after earlier having led officers from several agencies on a high-speed chase that carried from Mobile County into Atmore before it ended.   The suspect, whose name had not been released at midnight Monday, was reportedly clocked at speeds in excess of 100 mph as his or her vehicle sped down Interstate 65, near…
Williams Station Day canceled; first time in 28 years
Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Emily Wilson announced today (Oct. 25) that the Williams Station Day festivities scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26, have been canceled. The looming threat of rain and colder temperatures apparently led to the first cancellation of the festival in its 28-year history. “It is with much regret that I must inform you Williams Station Day 2019 has been cancelled,” Williams said in a press…