Author: Don Fletcher

Albritton By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Sixty-three-year-old Debra S. “Sis” Albritton, a retired hospice nurse widely known and respected in and around Atmore, was remembered this week by former classmates and family members of former patients as an excellent nurse who treated her patients with compassion and kindness.Albritton lost her life in a single-vehicle car crash that occurred May 5 on Booneville Road, about 16 miles north of Atmore.“I graduated…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Five of seven Escambia County Board of Education members moved swiftly through a short agenda during the May 8 BOE meeting, approving three spending items and cementing the school system’s summer-employee roster. The board, with District 1’s Kevin Hoomes and District 4’s Cindy Jackson unable to attend, approved 104 personnel moves, including the hiring of 83 teachers, counselors, maintenance personnel, specialists and support staff…

Brewton woman found not guilty of pot, paraphernalia possession Attorney Cierra White makes a point to the jury during the Law Day trial. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer As the Alabama Legislature works to regulate Delta 8 THC and other hemp derivatives that are currently sold at convenience stores and other outlets across the state, a jury of high school seniors acquitted last week a Brewton woman who was charged…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Boone Newsmedia, Inc. (BNI) has sold four Alabama newspapers –including the Atmore Advance and the Brewton Standard – to Jeff and Michelle Schumacher, former North Dakota residents who have reportedly moved to Andalusia to oversee operations of the newly acquired news group.The transaction, which also includes the Andalusia Star-News and the Demopolis Times, was announced by John Cribb of Cribb & Associates, who represented BNI…