Author: Don Fletcher

Appeals court overturns Yeiter’s conviction for Escambia pastor’s slaying Yeiter By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Brett Richard Yeiter, up until just over a week ago one of three individuals on Alabama’s Death Row for Escambia County murder convictions, has regained his status as an un-convicted defendant.On December 17, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered that Yeiter, convicted and sentenced to death here in 2019 for the 2014 shotgun murder…

Suspect runs light, slams into truck, couple hurt Weese First responders work to free the couple By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Flomaton couple was seriously injured December 23 when an Atmore theft suspect, with two Atmore police units in pursuit, ran through a red light at the intersection of Main and Church streets and slammed into the couple’s pickup.Joseph Allen Weese, 33, is charged with two counts of first-degree…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was killed, his wife seriously injured, last Thursday (December 23) when the pickup the man was driving collided almost head-on with an 18-wheeler on Alabama 21.Alabama State Troopers report that the crash, which occurred at approximately 9:15 a.m., claimed the life of 63-year-old James Millikan. A passenger in the Chevrolet, Karen Millikan, 60, also of Atmore, was taken by emergency personnel to…

News Staff Report The problems facing the Escambia County Commission over the next year will be virtually the same as in the past. So will the commission’s leadership.At its December 20 meeting, the five-member governing panel chose continuity in the effort to bring the county’s finances back into balance while also dealing with repairs and resurfacing of several rural roads, some of which have been paid only token attention —…