Year: 2024

Don Fletcher

A trio of tiaras
Perdido couple’s daughters have taken to the pageant world From left, Lyric, Maggie and Willow pose together during the Orlando pageant. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer One can imagine the commotion, hustle and bustle that a family goes through when one of its children is a regular on the pageant circuit. Multiply that by three, and you have the Gordon family from Perdido.Eight-year-old Lyric and 11-year-old Maggie (a former Young…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Obituaries, week of January 31, 2024
Ernest Ray “Ernie” Walker, Jr.  Mr. Ernest Ray “Ernie” Walker, Jr., age 52, of Rabun, Ala. passed away Monday, January 22, 2024 in Mobile, Ala. He was born in Atmore, Ala. to Earnest Ray Walker, Sr. and Patricia Porter Walker. He was a member of Lighthouse Tabernacle Church of God. He was an avid Auburn football fan and served in the Army National Guard. He also was a Correctional Officer, construction…
by Atmore News access_time10 months ago
Changes at ECHS
Knight named interim principal Pettaway Knight By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Leadership changes have been made at Escambia County High School as the Escambia County Board of Education during its January 18 meeting accepted the resignation of ECHS principal Kike Pettaway, hired her to fill a vacancy in the system’s administrative staff, and named a popular coach and teacher to fill the position she is leaving vacant.Coach Layton Knight, who…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
BOE posts top position
Collier not permanent until late February By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Dr. Michele Collier went from being the county school system’s acting school superintendent, to its interim superintendent to its permanent superintendent in a matter of a few weeks. Now she’s back to square one. Escambia County Board of Education members learned Monday, January 22, that their action of last Thursday, January 18 — offering Collier a contract to…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Council to consider establishing homeless shelter
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members approved two upcoming events that will involve Heritage Park and promised to further discuss concerns over the city’s lack of a shelter to which homeless individuals can go to escape cold weather, violent weather systems and other possible life-threatening occurrences.The shelter issue was brought to the table by District 3’s Eunice Johnson and reinforced by Sandra Gray of the American Red…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago