Don Fletcher

Looking back, Part 2
Drug problem, gun violence persisted; crashes, fires claimed local lives By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Last week [December 28, 2022], we looked back at some of the good news that occurred in our hometown during 2022. Unfortunately, the good is only one side of a community’s story, and this week we present a recap of the bad and ugly news that evolved from a “new normal” that has swept the…
Three area men denied parole
Chaney Still Thomas By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three men who were convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court were turned down for parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Bradley Keith Chaney, currently housed at Staton Correctional Facility, was convicted in 2015 of “Offense Against a Person,” a Class B felony, and sentenced to serve 20 years. He was also convicted of possession or receipt of…
APPA seeking nominees for National Peanut Board
Special to Atmore News The Alabama Peanut Producers Association is seeking eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board.The Alabama Peanut Producers Association will hold a nominations election to select two nominees each for member and alternate to the National Peanut Board during a February 2 meeting that follows the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan.All eligible peanut producers…
Separate traffic stops lead to drug arrests
Rolin Frye By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two pre-Christmas traffic stops by Atmore Police Department officers led to the separate arrests of two Atmore men, one of whom was out on bond for shooting up a local residence in November, on felony drug possession charges.The first arrest occurred December 20, when an APD patrol officer pulled over a vehicle that was being operated with only one headlight. When the officer…
Records sealed in strong-arm sex incident
Singleton By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Due to the age of the suspect at the time he reportedly committed the crimes, the records have been sealed related to the recent arrest of an 18-year-old Flomaton man on felony charges that he forced himself sexually on a female, apparently an Atmore resident.The Escambia County Detention Center website shows that Trace J. “Jaxon” Singleton was booked into the facility December 16. An…