Year: 2022

Don Fletcher

Stolen bike, gun recovered; 2 arrested
Jones By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police arrested a local man and a Pensacola, Fla. man after a security video showed them stealing a motorized bicycle from a local drinking establishment.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that Charles Franklin Jones, 34, of Atmore, and Jailon Hall, 18, of Pensacola, were each arrested March 5 on first-degree theft charges, although only Jones was charged with stealing the bike.Police reports…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
ECSO arrests Atmore men
Black Dailey Williams News Staff Report The following arrests, each made by officers of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, were listed on the Escambia County Detention Center website. Efforts to ascertain details of each arrest were unsuccessful.The information provided on the jail site:Frequent flyerAn Atmore man, out on bond after his February arrest for drug and weapons violations, was processed into the county jail March 7 on numerous charges.According to…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Under the influence
Atmore police and fire personnel examine a 2009 Nissan Versa that witnesses said ran the stop sign at the junction of Pensacola and East Nashville avenues around 8:38 a.m., Monday, March 14. The car collided with a concrete barrier on the northern side of Nashville, causing major damage to its front end. Police reports show that the driver had twice the legal limit of alcohol in her blood and was…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
Early morning crash
An Atmore police officer takes notes at the scene of Sunday morning (March 13), one-vehicle wreck on Lindbergh Avenue, near the south entrance to Escambia County High School. The mishap reportedly occurred around 3:13 a.m. but was not discovered until two hours later. The driver of a 2008 Ford Edge left the scene after striking and damaging the gate to the school and clipping a utility pole. Several items of…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago
ACH starts nurse residency program
Special to Atmore News Atmore Community Hospital has launched a Nurse Residency Program, a career path program aimed at offering a more comprehensive onboarding and education process by rotating program nurses through the four main nursing departments – med/surg, ICU, ED, and surgery.“The program will be eighteen months of full-time, paid employment with emphasis on providing in-depth, hands-on education focused on challenges faced by new nurses,” ACH Administrator Brad Lowery…
by Atmore News access_time3 years ago