Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Disaster declaration
Escambia one of 7 counties hardest hit by Ida By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week that seven Alabama counties — including Escambia — have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to excessive rainfall created last August by Hurricane Ida and the heavy rains that lingered after the storm passed.Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate announced that the natural…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
TikTok post sends lawmen to ECMS, ECHS
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A post reportedly made on an internationally viewed social network service sent Atmore police scrambling to two local schools last Friday, December 17, to make sure the “challenge” made in the post was not carried out here. The Chinese web service is followed by people of all ages but is particularly popular with teens and preteens. When a local woman expressed concern December 16…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Drug arrests continue across city, county
Case Taylor By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A drug problem that infects all levels of society made itself manifest locally again over the past week, as Atmore police officers and state drug agents each made a local arrest for possession of an illegal substance. Charges against three other individuals who were involved in a stolen vehicle incident (see story, this edition) also included drug possession. And it’s not just…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
No stepdown
AHSAA leaves ECHS in 4A; recheck of attendance numbers requested By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County High School, rumored to have been heading down a classification for the next two school terms, will most likely remain instead in Class 4A, Region 1 for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years. The Central Board of Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) announced the statewide region realignment, which is done every…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Stolen vehicle recovery by APD leads to high-speed chase, 3 arrests
Satterwhite Wall Bell By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested three people on various charges after a December 16 incident that included a high-speed chase along rural roads and on traffic-heavy Interstate 65. Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that the person believed to have stolen the vehicle, along with the person authorities believe was waiting to take possession of it, were taken…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago