Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Tropical nuisance
Buckets of rain, but no major damage Officer Logan Weber replaces barricade tape that was torn apart by a vehicle By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Tropical Storm Claudette spawned a tornado that tore across East Brewton and is being blamed for an 18-car pileup that resulted in 10 deaths in Butler County, but the swift-moving weather system left only a wet calling card as it passed through Atmore.The storm reportedly…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
No parole for local man, woman
White Hawkins By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County man who has been imprisoned for nearly 16 years and an Escambia County woman who has been in prison for nearly three years will each remain behind bars after they were denied parole during hearings by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles.Stacy Hawkins, 40, was sentenced in Escambia County Circuit Court to serve 20 years after his conviction on…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
City council OKs new traffic cameras
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members voted unanimously during the Monday, June 14, meeting to approve the purchase of several new cameras for the city police department’s traffic surveillance system.The measure, which had been discussed earlier this year during a council work session, passed by a 4-0 vote (District 5’s Chris Harrison was absent), after about 90 seconds of discussion from Police Chief Chuck Brooks.“In a previous…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
No-show shooting suspect arrested
Ford By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, charged with attempted murder in connection with an October 25 shooting in the city’s northeastern quadrant, is back behind bars after having been free for nearly seven months on $30,000 bond.Escambia County Detention Center records show that Tyrell Dashun Ford, 26, was taken into custody in the early morning hours of June 10 by bail enforcement agents with Century Bail Bonds…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago
5 felony drug arrests
Burt Vice Neal Garvin Schrader. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Department officers arrested five people on felony drug possession charges during four incidents that occurred over the seven-day period from June 7 to 14. Seized were an array of illicit substances that included marijuana, magic mushrooms, methamphetamine and liquid THC.The series of arrests began on June 7, as Shneirdre Evett Neal, 49, was preparing to enter Atmore Municipal…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 years ago