Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Officer tries to smuggle pot, meth into Fountain CF
Rivers By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A state corrections officer remained in the county jail under a $1.5 million bond this week after he was caught trying to smuggle more than a pound of marijuana and more than a half-pound of methamphetamine into Fountain Correctional Facility.According to arrest reports, 32-year-old Robert Obrien Rivers of Monroeville was taken into custody March 27 by Alabama Department of Corrections investigators when he reported…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Home destroyed
Wind whips flames on Airport Road Wind and fat-pine wood caused the fire to quickly spread. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Flames fueled by stiff winds swept through an Airport Road home in the first hour of Sunday (April 3), quickly rendering the structure unlivable.“The house was a total loss,” said Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles, whose agency was one of three that fought the blaze for nearly three hours…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
More felony arrests stem from traffic stops
Adkins Bryars Barnhill By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police investigators continued over the past week to reel in motorists who were found to be in possession of various controlled substances as they drove or rode along city streets and state highways.Triple troubleA Florida woman who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over by an Atmore Police Department investigator found herself charged with possession of three different controlled substances…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Local man nabbed twice in 3 days
Rolin By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was arrested April 1 on felony drug possession charges, less than three days after he was released from jail, where he had been held on felony drug possession charges.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that Brian Rolin, 52, drove up to a driver’s license checkpoint that was manned by APD investigators and Alabama State Troopers around 12:15 a.m. last Wednesday,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Local Legion post has plans a’plenty
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer After a relatively lengthy quiet period, officials of Billy Glenn Rushing American Legion Post 90 in Atmore are starting to make some noise, noise that will help enhance not only the post’s reputation, but the community in which it is located.Having already gleaned attention across the state and in places as far away as Iowa and South Dakota with the award-winning Old Glory Lookout flag-disposal…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago