Year: 2022

Don Fletcher

Domestic incident leads to felony drug arrest
Harris By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 28-year-old Atmore man was arrested September 28 on a felony drug charge after city police responded to a report of a domestic incident at a house on Bragg Street.Police were called to the residence around 1:35 p.m. after the suspect, D’Darrius Harris, had refused to leave his ex-girlfriend’s home. Harris also told the responding officer he wasn’t going to leave.When the policeman approached…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
We need to do more for student athlete mental health
Congressman Jerry Carl Across this nation, nearly 8 million high school students are currently participating in athletics, and nearly half a million college students compete as National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes. Last year, the NCAA surveyed 9,800 student athletes and found these athletes are reporting higher-than-average levels of mental health issues. Even worse, a third of those who took the survey said they did not know where to find…
by Submitted Article access_time2 years ago
Blue Devils fall to Jackson
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Prior to the opening of the football season, first-year Escambia County High coach Vincent Harris made only one promise about his effort to rebuild the ECHS program. Harris promised that, win or lose, his team would not quit.The Blue Devils kept up their end of the bargain last Friday, September 30. Although the team fell to Class 4A, Region 1 foe Jackson by a 49-21…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Cougars claim 38-20 win over Hooper
EA’s Christian Crook (3) makes an interception. By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer After their win the previous week against Valiant Cross Academy, the Escambia Academy Cougars were ready to step back on Bachelor Field for their Homecoming game. This week, they faced the Hooper Academy Colts of Hope Hull, Alabama. The schools last played each other in 2019, when the Cougars won 35-14.Jacob Lee (#1), Christian Crook (#3), and Shawnton…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago
Gulf Winds Credit Union earns top rating from BauerFinancial
Special to Atmore News Gulf Winds Credit Union has once again earned a top (5-Star) rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation’s premier credit union and bank rating firm. Bauer rates every federally insured credit union with the same strict standards. It’s all about the numbers, and in the case of Gulf Winds Credit Union, the numbers show strength. To earn Bauer’s Top Rating (5-Stars) Gulf Winds Credit Union must excel…
by Atmore News access_time2 years ago