Year: 2021

Don Fletcher

Nokomis murder victim identified
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson announced this week that forensic pathologists with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences have finally identified the person whose desecrated body was found more than four months ago in a forested area near Nokomis. Jackson said ADFS doctors have confirmed that the body is that of 23-year-old Toyshia Ceara Snowden of Atmore, who was reported missing in August. Her…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Officer Involved Shooting
Photo (Josh Frye): Investigators discussed the incident at the scene Friday morning. Update On Friday, January 8. 2021, at the request of Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are investigating an officer‐involved shooting on Friday, January 8, 2021 involving Poarch Tribal Police. One person was injured in the shooting and transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment. None…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Obituaries, week of January 10, 2021
Lois Shell Wiggins Wiggins Mrs. Lois Shell Wiggins, age 93, of Walnut Hill, Fla., passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021. She was born in Birmingham, Ala.  She was a former secretary, Sunday school teacher and a member of WMU for many years with Walnut Hill Baptist Church before becoming a member and Treasurer of First Baptist Church of Bratt, Fla..  She was preceded in death by her mother, Claudie Mae…
by Atmore News access_time4 years ago
Cougars continue to struggle as 2020 ends
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy’s varsity basketball team was unable to close out 2020 with another win, falling to Oak Park Church School 41-36 last Tuesday, December 29. According to Cougars head coach Willie White, EA entered the game with only six players. “We knew we would have problems with fatigue due to the limited number of players that we had,” White said. “We successfully applied pressure, but…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
ECHS drops 2 contests in Robertsdale tourney
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County’s varsity basketball team was unable to gain a victory last Tuesday, December 29, during the Christmas Basketball Tournament held in Robertsdale. The Blue Devils fell to Blount, 43-29, and to Robertsdale, 52-51, both Class 6A teams that, according to ECHS head coach John Shears, offered a vital chance to help get the young Blue Devils team battle-hardened. “Both games were very competitive,” Shears…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago