Don Fletcher

Peeping Tom
Atmore man charged Boyter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man is free on $100,000 bond after an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigation determined that he was engaged in illegal surveillance of a young woman.Robert Gray Boyter, 32, was arrested May 26 and charged with one count of aggravated criminal surveillance, a Class A misdemeanor under Alabama law. He was released from the Escambia County Detention Center May 28,…
Such a tragedy
Child succumbs after being pulled from pool Jaidan News Staff Report The Atmore area is mourning the loss of another child after a 4-year-old Walnut Hill boy succumbed last weekend to the effects of falling into a residential swimming pool.Authorities in Escambia County, Fla. reported that Jaidan Peters passed away Saturday, June 5, four days after he was found unresponsive in the pool.The accident occurred around 6:45 p.m., June 1,…
Obituaries, week of June 6, 2021
Murry Hill  Hill Mr. Murry Hill, Jr., age 85, of Atmore, Ala., (Freemanville Community) passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Atmore Nursing Center.  A native of Atmore, he was a peace dye technician at Masland Carpet. A member of Destiny Worship Center, and an avid Alabama Football fan. In addition to being an Alabama fan he enjoyed hunting (Coon). He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters…
Honoring deceased veterans
Scouts, VFW place flagsSaturday, May 29, local Boy Scouts and one Girl Scout joined members of the VFW in placing flags on veterans’ graves at Oak Hill Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. Shown are, from left, James Agerton, Dallon Rackard, Jonathan Gibbs, Amanda Gibbs, Isabelle Barber, Greg Babiak, Jameson Agerton, Stephen Kidd, Tony Gibbs, Ronnie Albritton and Harold Madison.