Author: Don Fletcher

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Ten individuals will seek election to four county posts held by incumbents who are being challenged in the May 24 Republican Primary. Up for grabs are a county commission seat, two county school board positions and the office of the county’s top law enforcement officer.Sherry Digmon was selected in September by the remaining Escambia County Board of Education members to fill the vacancy left by…

Fire destroys home near McCullough Ferrell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was arrested February 3 after she allegedly set a fire that destroyed a home near McCullough.Escambia County Detention Center records show that 36-year-old Amy Michelle Ferrell was booked into the facility on a charge of first-degree arson.Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Billy Blair reported that ECSO officers were sent to the scene of the destructive fire,…

The home’s front portion suffered the most fire damage. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An extension cord attached to a space heater is being cited as the most likely source of a fire that broke out around mid-morning last Friday, February 4, and destroyed an Atmore home.Atmore Fire Department reports show that city firefighters were dispatched at 9:53 a.m. to 511 5th Avenue, where the residential structure was ablaze.The home,…