Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Post 90 conducts flag-retirement ceremony
Post 90 Chaplain Jack Wright places a flag on the burning brazier. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama humidity and a steady-blazing brazier made for a steamy morning as members of Billy Glen Rushing American Legion Post 90 and guests conducted a flag retirement ceremony last Saturday morning, April 26.The Legionnaires worked steadily to retire several U.S. flags in the only manner allowed under federal law. Title 4, Section 8…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago
High flying pot
Mobile woman busted in smuggling-by-drone scheme Robison By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Mobile woman was arrested April 15, seven weeks after an investigation was launched by Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) narcotics officers in the wake of an attempt to smuggle marijuana into Holman Correctional Facility (Holman) by drone.Two drones were reportedly used — or one drone was used twice, prison officials didn’t say — in the attempted airborne…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago
Fire scare
Neighboring Piggly Wiggly evacuated after electrical short in meat market Piggly Wiggly employee Judy Anderson, at left, watches as an unidentified store employee unlocks the door to allow Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles and two firefighters to enter. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Tuesday, April 22, 2025 will be remembered by employees of the Piggly Wiggly store just across the Florida line from Atmore, as more than just a regular…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago
Countywide cleanup
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Escambia County Commission is looking for a few good men. Or women. Or teens.Commissioners are again teaming up with Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State) for a weeklong countywide cleanup. The effort is designed to provide an outlet for county residents to get rid of numerous old or damaged items without paying landfill fees and to help rid the ditches along county highways…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago
Felony arrests
Atmore man jailed after forcing way into girlfriend’s car at gunpoint By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period April 11-20:Rodney Williams Williams The 36-year-old Atmore man was arrested April 15 after he reportedly jumped into his girlfriend’s car and forced her at gunpoint to begin driving.According to APD reports, police were sent to the 100…
by Don Fletcher access_time11 months ago