Month: February 2025

Don Fletcher

No bond for hostage-taker who shot at police
Blount By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man who shot at city police, then held his live-in girlfriend hostage for four hours on February 10, was denied bond under provisions of Alabama’s Aniah’s Law during a February 14 hearing.According to court documents and published reports, District Court Judge Eric Coale refused to grant bond to 46-year-old Francis Tyrone Blount, who has a prior conviction for a violent crime. Blount…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Arrest made in Nov. shooting
York By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police announced last week the recent arrests of a 21-year-old Atmore man and a juvenile, each charged in connection with the November 29 firing of several shots into a vehicle as it idled at a city intersection.Brayvuan York remained in the Escambia County Detention Center this week. He is being held without bond on three counts of attempted murder and one count of…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
PCI’s impact on Alabama’s economy surpassed $4B in ’23
Students participate in a Poarch Creek Indians Museum school tour Special to Atmore News Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) generated more than $4 billion in economic impact across Alabama in 2023, according to the Tribe’s newest economic impact study.One of the state’s top employers, PCI has created over 7,400 jobs in Alabama industries such as tourism, technology and manufacturing, contributing to a stronger and more resilient state economy, the study reveals.Across…
by Atmore News access_time9 months ago
Felony arrests
Drug arrest for man found lying on sidewalk at motel By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period February 13-23:Daniel Sheets Sheets The 45-year-old Atmore man was arrested February 16 on felony drug possession charges after police responded to a report of a man lying on the East Nashville Avenue sidewalk outside Southland Motel.Police who were…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Letter to the Editor
Hundreds of billions in wasteful spending To the editor:The largest employment in the United States of America is government employment (most are unnecessary jobs and a waste of taxpayer funds). The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has and continues to identify hundreds of billions of dollars in wasteful spending, not only offshore, but even more domestically. We, the people, have been told that Social Security and Medicare are our largest…
by Submitted Article access_time9 months ago