Month: November 2024

Don Fletcher

ECSO K-9 officer found dead after being left in cruiser overnight
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) deputy was fired and faces criminal charges after he left the K-9 officer in his charge inside his vehicle for several hours, causing the canine’s death.The county lawman reportedly finished an overnight shift, went home and went to bed, with the animal still inside the ECSO patrol vehicle. When he awoke, he found the four-legged deputy’s body.The human deputy,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Wallace, Hoomes chosen as BOE’s president, VP
From left Kevin Hoomes, Superintendent Dr. Michele Collier and Coleman Wallace By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The Monday, November 4, meeting of the Escambia County Board of Education marked a changing of the guard, in more ways than one. BOE members selected, by a 4-3 vote, District 7’s Coleman Wallace as the board’s new president, then gave unanimous approval to the selection of District 1’s Kevin Hoomes as vice…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Predawn Saturday crash claims Brewton woman
News Staff Report Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials reported that a single-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday, Nov. 2, has claimed the life of a Brewton woman.State trooper reports indicate that 76-year-old Dorothy A. Spears was fatally injured when the 2017 Toyota Camry she was driving left the roadway and struck a culvert around 5:40 a.m.Spears was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on U.S. 29 near…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago
Atmore man’s vehiclehas meth and more, but no tag or taillights
Victor By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrest was the only one reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period October 26-November 1:Donnie VictorPolice reports show that Victor, 44, was arrested October 30 after an APD patrol officer pulled his vehicle over when he observed that it had no license plate, and its taillights weren’t working as it traveled along Lindberg Avenue around 7:55…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
All Alabama counties now under AFC’s Fire Danger Advisory
Special to Atmore News With the worsening drought conditions and no significant accumulation of rain in the long-range forecast, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has now placed all counties across the state under a Fire Danger Advisory.AFC officials said the advisory, which went into effect last Friday, will remain in place until enough precipitation is received to improve drought impacts. AFC’s initial advisory covered only Escambia and 21 other counties.A…
by Atmore News access_time3 months ago