Year: 2024

Don Fletcher

‘Dream season’
Young EA squads fall short in AISA Class A title quests The team and coaches with their trophy, from left, front, Bradley Spann, Hayden Sheets, Cameran Bryan, Y’Darius McNeal, Jamarion Crenshaw, Traegan James, Isaac Radcliff, Ty McCants, Coach Jerome Webster; back, Coach Larry Nichols, Charlie Sasser, Ronta Watson, Quinton Odom, Luke Bell. EA members of the AISA Class A All-Tournament Team, Ty McCants, left, and Ronta Watson By DON FLETCHERNews…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Four sign at ECHS
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Four young men sat on the stage at Escambia County High School Wednesday morning, February 7. It was a big day for them – National Signing Day, traditionally the first day a high school senior can sign a National Letter of Intent with a college.Three signed to play football, one basketball – Lorenzo Arnold Jr., Exavion “Buddy” Bradley, Elijah Thomas, and Stephen Williams.ECHS Principal Layton Knight…
by Sherry Digmon access_time9 months ago
Drive-through service
A local woman and a passenger in her 2016 Chevrolet Malibu escaped serious injury February 6 when the woman lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the sheltered portion of Atmore Grill (formerly Dean’s Grill), at the junction of North Main and Howard streets, just after 7 p.m. According to police reports, 22-year-old Kameran Boggan’s car slammed into the shelter’s support pole and its telecommunications pole and box after…
by Atmore News access_time9 months ago
Blue Devils advance to Class 4A South Regional semifinals
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High’s boys basketball team continued to pick up steam last weekend, knocking off Bullock County by a 51-42 score in AHSAA Class 4A South Subregionals action on Saturday, February 10, and advancing into the South Regional semifinals.Cleo Bolar Jr. scored 20 points to help lead the way for the Blue Devils. According to the AHSAA website, ECHS will meet UMS-Wright in a semifinals…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
APD dispatcher charged with sexual advance on inmate
Gaiters By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A part-time emergency dispatcher with the Atmore Police Department, who also works as a Poarch Creek Indians Tribal Police dispatcher, was arrested last Thursday, February 8, after an internal APD investigation led to charges that he made sexual advances toward an inmate in the city lockup.According to a press release issued last week by Sgt. Darrell McMann, 41-year-old Lucas Gaiters was fired from his…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago