Author: Don Fletcher

Saturday shooting leads to 9 counts of attempted murder Cooper By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remains behind bars without bond this week, charged with nine counts of attempted murder and numerous other offenses after a Saturday (May 28) shooting at an Ann Street residence left three people wounded.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week there is “nothing new” to report as APD investigators try to unravel…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Board of Education members Cindy Jackson (District 4) and Sherry Digmon (District 6) handily won their respective May 24 Republican Primary races and retained their seats, but County Commission District 3 voters still have to decide whether the incumbent, or the man he replaced four years ago, will represent the district.According to data furnished by Chief Clerk Natalie Rogers with Probate Judge Doug…

Fountain By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia Academy Headmaster and Athletic Director Hugh Fountain, who over 11 years led the Cougars to a 94-31 record that included two state championships, was introduced Monday (May 29) as the new head football coach and athletic director at Pike Liberal Arts School.Fountain, whose teams also won four region championships, has served as EA’s headmaster since 2017. He will take over a strong program…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The May 24 slaughter of 19 students and teachers, along with the wounding of 17 others at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school might have facilitated the action, but Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said he and school officials had discussed keeping School Resource Officers (SROs) in place over the summer long before that tragedy occurred.“We had been in talks early on about trying to do…