Month: January 2024

Don Fletcher

Capital murder suspect releasedon eve of trial after 6 years in jail
Rostchild By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, behind bars for the past six years on a capital murder charge, was released from jail on the eve of his scheduled trial date after prosecutors failed to produce the evidence against him.Escambia County Detention Center’s website shows that Yeldon Devonta Rostchild, who was 23 when he was indicted for capital murder in July 2017 and was set to go before…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Robinson to speak at Rosa Parks event
Robinson News Staff Report The Annual Rosa Parks Prayer Breakfast is set for Saturday, February 3, 9 a.m., at Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. The event is always held at no charge and is open to the public (16 and older).This year’s scheduled guest speaker is Pastor Rodtric T. Robinson.Pastor Robinson is a native of Montgomery, who grew up in the Ridgecrest Community. He is the eighth of nine…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago
MLK parade biggest ever; program focuses on community
Loumeek White, president of the Escambia County Board of Education, was the parade grand marshal. Seated in the foreground is his wife, Keiana. Expose Dance Team entertained on Carver Avenue. Atmore City Councilwoman Eunice Johnson, at far left, rode this colorful float. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hundreds of people of all ages, colors and sizes lined the streets of Atmore’s northeastern sector Monday, January 15, to witness the city’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Arctic air mass will send temperatures plummeting
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Residents of Atmore and most everywhere else in the state woke up Tuesday morning (January 16) to frozen rain puddles, ice on vehicle windshields and windows, and even a light dusting of snow as an Arctic air mass that moved into the state Monday night finally reached into the area.Temperatures in the mid-20s prevailed Tuesday morning, and things are projected to get worse as the…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
ALEA-investigated traffic fatalities decreased again in ’23
Special to Atmore News Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials announced that in 2023 the agency recorded its second straight year of decreased fatalities on Alabama’s roadways.Troopers assigned to ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division investigated crashes that resulted in 26 fewer lives lost in 2023 as compared to 2022. That continues a positive trend, as 2022 saw a decline of 19 fatalities as compared to 2021.“I would like to personally thank…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago