Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

AFD talks fire safety, prevention to schools, Scouts
At Rachel Patterson Elementary School, firefighters Dee Guy, left, and Eugene Edwards talk to students. Attending the fire department’s October 18 demonstration in the parking lot of First United Methodist Church were Cub Scouts Pack 275 members, front row from left, Gerard Benauer (Tiger), Joshua McIntyre (Lion), Nathaniel McIntyre (Lion); second row, from left, Marshall Nall (Webelos), Samuel McIntyre (Arrow of Light), Dillon Seamons (Arrow of Light), Dean Marks (Arrow…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
No chaos… yet
Traffic flow affected, but not badly, after city’s main intersection blocked By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police continued early Tuesday (October 25) to monitor the traffic situation within the city after CSX Transportation closed the city’s main intersection late Monday night. Chief Chuck Brooks said things moved smoothly overnight and continued to do so into Tuesday morning, even during the rush hour, but he anticipated that the situation…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Inmate tries to escape through ACH ceiling
Hurst By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Department officials reported last week that a Monroeville man, held in the city jail for his involvement in an October 16 domestic incident, now faces additional charges after he tried to climb through Atmore Community Hospital’s ceiling after being taken there by ambulance.Police reports indicate that the incident began around noon on October 18, when 27-year-old Savon Hurst was taken by ambulance…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Fugitive Fla. murder suspect ID’d
Coleman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have identified the Florida murder suspect who was arrested here October 18 while officers were investigating a reported domestic incident.City police responded around 5:40 a.m. to a residence in the 100 block of Marshall Avenue, from where the complaint originated.They contacted the victim, who had scratches on her neck and arms. The woman told police her boyfriend, Jason Coleman, 38, of Pensacola,…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
Man arrested with burglary tools after trying to elude police
Stallworth By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 63-year-old Atmore man was arrested October 17 on several charges after he fled from police who were investigating a reported burglary.According to Atmore Police Department reports, officers were sent to a residence in the 200 block of South 21st Avenue at approximately 10:30 p.m.When they arrived, they learned that the suspect, later identified as Jackson Stallworth, was “blacked out in his vehicle” in…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago