Month: August 2024

Don Fletcher

Wild 4th period gives ACA 30-26 win over ECHS
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It is said that hindsight is 20-20. But Escambia County High football coach Vincent Harris feels now that foresight could have made the difference in his team’s 30-26, season-opening loss to Alabama Christian Academy last Friday, August 23.“I should have taken the safety,” Harris said of a Blue Devils punt attempt from the shadow of their own goalposts that was blocked, giving ACA an easy…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 weeks ago
Lions donate to two home care, Scouts
Presentation to Boy Scout Troop 26, from left, Joyce Petty, Richard Maxwell, Renee Hardy Presentation to We Are Family, from left, Joyce Petty, Patricia Cross, Adrian Frye, Anne Hetzel By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News Atmore Lions Club met in the Mayson Auditorium at Atmore Community Hospital on August 21. The meeting was called to order by president Lion Joyce Petty who also led the Pledge of Allegiance to the…
by Atmore News access_time3 weeks ago
Atmore man paroled; 2 other area men denied
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, convicted in 2023 of theft of property, was paroled after serving slightly more than two years of his prison sentence. The early release was granted during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Things didn’t go as well for an inmate who listed an Atmore address after his 2018 arrest, but a Flomaton address after three previous arrests, nor for…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 weeks ago
Obituaries, week of August 28, 2024
Duane Bond II Mr. Duane Bond II, age 57, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024, in Century, Fla. He was born in Jamestown, N.Y. and resided in Tennessee for some time before relocating to Century for the past 10 years. His favorite pastime was golfing and traveling with his wife. He enjoyed watching Florida Gators Football and was a Baltimore Ravens Fan.He was preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca…
by Atmore News access_time4 weeks ago
Not guilty!
Atmore woman acquitted of aggravated battery; other charges dropped Chick By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 21-year-old Atmore woman, charged in May 2023 with two felonies and three misdemeanors related to the break-in of a Bratt mobile home and an attack on its occupants, was found not guilty by an Escambia County (Fla.) jury of the most serious accusation against her, aggravated battery (with a deadly weapon).According to a summary…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 weeks ago