Don Fletcher

ECMS to enforce code of conduct; 9 items banned or restricted
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County education officials said this week that a Monday, September 16, Facebook posting by Escambia County Middle School (ECMS) Principal Layton Knight of a nine-item list of items banned from ECMS classrooms does not reflect a new set of rules. It is more an enforcing of the school system’s code of conduct.“There’s nothing in here that violates the code of conduct,” said Assistant Superintendent…
Hartley receives national recognition
Hartley Special to Atmore News Brewton resident Wade L. Hartley, formerly of Atmore, was recently honored by the Boy Scouts of America’s national honor society, the Order of the Arrow, with its highest recognition, the Distinguished Service Award at their national conference at Colorado University, July 29-August 3, 2024 in Boulder.Presented at the national conference held every two to three years, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is bestowed for longtime,…
Felony arrests
Domestic disturbance results in felony pot bust By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of Atmore Police Department during the period September 7 through 15:Virgil Peoples Peoples An Atmore man was charged September 15 with felony marijuana possession after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence on East Sunset Drive.The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. When police arrived, they…
Blame the Democrats for illegal migrants in Alabama
Congressman Jerry Carl I’ve said it from the beginning – illegal immigration is going to infiltrate our small towns and communities. The clear destruction of our border by the Biden-Harris Administration has done Americans no good. Heinous crimes, gang violence, and drug trafficking have only risen since the Democrat Party took control in January 2021. Now, the people and local leaders of rural America are forced to accommodate an abundance…
Honoring first responders
News Staff Report Members of the Atmore VFW Auxiliary 7016 delivered gift snack baskets to area first responders in observance of 09/11 Wednesday, September 11. Auxiliary President Jackey Odom and Auxiliary Secretary Jenny Hutto presented the baskets. Atmore Fire Department, from left, Trent Peebles, Kyle Hostetler, AJ Beachy, Zach Paulene, Dee Guy and Jackey Odom Atmore Police Department, from left, Capt. Corbitt, Lt. Thompson (back), Chief Brooks, Major Sessions, Jackey…