Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

BOE’s split vote on WSNH video board raises eyebrows
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer In one regard, nothing earth-shattering happened during the Thursday, September 5, meeting of the Escambia County Board of Education. In another regard, something big did take place during the BOE session. For the first time in more than a year, District 1’s Kevin Hoomes voted with District 2’s Danny Benjamin and District 3’s Mike Edwards on an issue. And for the first time in…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
‘No credible evidence’ to support potential threat against FHS
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Superintendent of Education Dr. Michele Collier said county school system officials and investigators with the county sheriff’s office determined that “no credible evidence” was found to validate a “potential school threat” allegedly made against Flomaton High School over the weekend.Dr. Collier issued a statement on Sunday, revealing that nothing could be found to justify the threat having been made. She admitted that every…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Red Level man sentenced to 32 years for ’22 carjacking
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Alabama man, found guilty by a federal jury earlier this year, was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison on charges related to a brutal, violent 2022 carjacking that ended with the arrest of the suspect at an abandoned rural Escambia County house where he had threatened to kill his victim and leave her remains.According to a news release issued by the U.S. Bureau…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Felony arrests
Local man jailed for felony pot possession, manufacturing By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department during the period September 1-6:Mark Hall Hall An Atmore man was arrested September 5 on several charges, including manufacturing of and felony possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine after APD investigators executed a search warrant at a Terrace Street residence.According to reports, lawmen…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Execution date set for Citronelle axe murderer
Dearman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Mississippi man who killed six Citronelle residents, including an unborn child, with an axe just eight years ago, will apparently pay the ultimate price for his crime in mid-October.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced in a letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Q. Hamm that she had set a 34-hour time frame for the execution of Derrick Ryan Dearman, which will be…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago