Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Wild 4th period gives ACA 30-26 win over ECHS
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It is said that hindsight is 20-20. But Escambia County High football coach Vincent Harris feels now that foresight could have made the difference in his team’s 30-26, season-opening loss to Alabama Christian Academy last Friday, August 23.“I should have taken the safety,” Harris said of a Blue Devils punt attempt from the shadow of their own goalposts that was blocked, giving ACA an easy…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Atmore man paroled; 2 other area men denied
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, convicted in 2023 of theft of property, was paroled after serving slightly more than two years of his prison sentence. The early release was granted during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Things didn’t go as well for an inmate who listed an Atmore address after his 2018 arrest, but a Flomaton address after three previous arrests, nor for…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Not guilty!
Atmore woman acquitted of aggravated battery; other charges dropped Chick By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 21-year-old Atmore woman, charged in May 2023 with two felonies and three misdemeanors related to the break-in of a Bratt mobile home and an attack on its occupants, was found not guilty by an Escambia County (Fla.) jury of the most serious accusation against her, aggravated battery (with a deadly weapon).According to a summary…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Local woman suffers serious injuries in Fla. crash
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was one of two people seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision that took place Friday, August 16, near Century, Fla.According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reports, the collision between a Chevrolet sports utility vehicle and a Ford pickup sent the pickup’s driver and a passenger in the SUV, the Atmore woman, to the hospital with injuries that, though serious, were not considered…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
“Hope and Light in the Darkness”
P.E.I.R. to host Overdose Awareness Day event in Atmore By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer People Engaged in Recovery (P.E.I.R.) first visited Atmore when Marlo Young organized a Mental Health Awareness event in May. The visit was so successful, the Mobile-based organization decided to hold its annual Overdose Awareness Day observance in the city.“We are so excited and honored that we will be able to host this event in Atmore this…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago