Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

No parole for Brewton men
Peterson Bonam By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Brewton men — one imprisoned for burglary and the other for violating the Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) —were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Darryl Peterson, 37, has been behind bars for almost seven years, including 201 days in the county jail. He was sentenced to serve 20 years after his conviction on…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Back to his roots
Former EA coach Fountain selected to head W.S. Neal program Fountain By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Former Escambia Academy head football coach and athletic director Hugh Fountain will be returning to his roots. Fountain, head coach and athletic director at EA for the past 11 years, was officially hired Monday (June 13) as head coach and AD at W.S. Neal High (WSN). The announcement was made at the end…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Yellow Hats introduce new school personnel
From left, Kike Pettaway, Forrest Jones, Vincent Harris By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Yellow Hat Society hosted a meet and greet Friday, June 10, to introduce newly hired school personnel – Escambia County Middle School principal Forrest Jones, Escambia County High School principal Kike Pettaway, and ECHS coach Vincent Harris.About 70 attended the event, including the following elected officials: State Representative Alan Baker, State Senator Greg Albritton, Commissioner Brandon Smith,…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Coaching merry-go-round
Brandon Wilcox hired at EA; Mike Sims heading to Excel Wilcox Sims By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A merry-go-round of coaching changes has filled coaching vacancies at three area schools — Escambia Academy, W.S. Neal High and Excel High.On the same day former EA headmaster, football coach and athletic director Hugh Fountain was hired as head coach and AD at W.S. Neal High, his heir-apparent, Mike Sims, rejected an offer…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
1 felony drug arrest past week
Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer After a months-long flurry of such arrests, the county jail’s website and Atmore police reports indicate that city officers made only one felony drug arrest over the seven-day period ending Monday, June 13.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the June 10 arrest — like most of the drug arrests reported over the past several months by city police — stemmed from a…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago