Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Felony pot charges filed
Gregson North Vickery By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers arrested an Atmore resident and a Uriah resident on felony marijuana possession charges and a third arrest involving a lesser amount of pot.Clint Gregson, 49, of Uriah was arrested March 21 by Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office deputies on one count each of first-degree possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, trafficking in a controlled substance…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Northview senior killed in wrong-way crash
Kara Santorelli By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Spring Break turned tragic for a Northview High School senior when a driver headed the wrong way on U.S. Highway 29 slammed head-on into her vehicle in the wee hours of March 17.Kara Santorelli, 18, of Molino, was reportedly killed instantly when a Chevrolet sedan that was southbound in the northbound lanes of the federal highway, near its intersection with Quintette Road, near…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
‘Rapid response’ by AFD can’t save Harris Street home
AFD Capt. Zack Stewart pries a piece of smoldering soffit from the house. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Reports Despite one of the swiftest responses in agency history, Atmore firefighters were unable to save a burning Harris Street home last week.Fire Chief Ron Peebles said AFD units were pulling up to the fire site when emergency dispatchers sounded the alarm.“We had a one-minute response,” Peebles said. “Our guys were actually pulling…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
City plans to unveil new website next week
Chris Walker has been working on the new site for nearly eight months. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer If everything goes as planned, City of Atmore officials will unveil next week a new, more functional and more user-friendly website that will allow the public to air grievances, pay bills and perform other functions not previously available online.The unveiling, scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, will mark the culmination of an eight-month…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Grand theft auto(s)
Woman takes ex-husband’s truck, steals Good Samaritan’s car By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman remained in the Escambia County (Fla.) Jail March 21, charged with taking her ex-husband’s truck without his permission, driving it until it ran out of gas, then abandoning it and stealing the car of a man who stopped to assist her.Toni Marie Gibson, 27, of a Red Eagle Drive address, is charged with one…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago