Day: June 21, 2023

Don Fletcher

Tribal CFO killed
Speegle among 3 fatally injured in crash near Robertsdale; wife critical Speegle By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Poarch Band of Creek Indians community was saddened by the Sunday, June 18, death of Chief Financial Officer Tim Speegle, who was one of three people killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Robertsdale.According to Robertsdale Police Department reports, David Colburn, 60, whose city of residence was not listed, was driving a black…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Daring rescue
Nokomis fireman pulls Satsuma man from burning car Gehman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer For the past couple of years, right around vacation time, disaster has come looking for Frisco Gehman. So far, the 29-year-old Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department lieutenant has been able to meet it head-on and fight it to a draw.In 2022, Gehman saved a child from drowning while he and his wife, Charity, were on vacation. Last…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Friday storm brings back memories of Hurricane Sally
This Harris Street home was one of dozens onto which trees and limbs fell during the storm. Debris from an outbuilding litters a farm field off Bell Fork Road. The area was one of the hardest hit during the Friday morning storm. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Thunderstorms, many of them violent, have been a constant in and around Atmore and the surrounding area for the past week. Forecasters say…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
In-home aide jailed for using disabled woman’s card
Morrow By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman assigned by her agency to assist a disabled elderly woman in the woman’s home, has been arrested for using the woman’s debit card more than a dozen times to divert money to her personal use.According to Atmore Police Department reports, the victim contacted city police in April “in reference to several fraudulent transactions on her checking account.”An APD investigator determined the…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Felony arrests
Teacher charged with forgery, theft Pugh Arnold Coleman Carland Woods By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Northview High School English teacher, who was also treasurer and bookkeeper for a Northwest Escambia (Fla.) Little League Baseball program at Bradberry Park, surrendered to Escambia County, Ala. authorities June 13 after an investigation that began in Florida determined she stole nearly $17,000 from the league’s bank account, then either cashed checks or used…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago