Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Parole denied for area inmates
Tolbert Ullrich By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man will apparently remain a state inmate for five more years, while a Uriah man will apparently serve his entire sentence after each was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & ParolesRicky Tolbert was convicted in 2012 of a “Class B felony” related to the non-fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Brewton man during a party at…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Charged with meth, fentanyl trafficking
Floyd By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remained behind bars, under a $1.5 million bond, late Monday, May 16, nearly two weeks after he was arrested for trafficking in two different controlled substances.Details are few, but court documents and jail records show that Antonio Demetrice Floyd, 41, was caught May 4 by drug agents. He reportedly had in his possession “more than 28 grams” of meth and “about…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Local woman’s first play this weekend at GECA
From left, M’Kayla Baldwin, Tyrec Packer and Sherese Craft pose prior to a recent rehearsal. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer If everything goes according to plan this week, by Sunday night Sherese Craft will have realized a dream that has been accompanying her sleep since she was in elementary school.Craft, a daughter of Tracy and Tracey Craft and a 2016 graduate of Escambia County High School, will direct her first…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
A new Ms. ANC
Return of popular pageant gives residents, staff a much-needed lift From left, the contestants: Jody Carter, Ms. ANC Ola Haughton, Patricia Amon, Jena Capps were all smiles after the pageant. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer For the past two-plus years, as the COVID pandemic raged through similar facilities across the state and nation, residents and staff members of Atmore Nursing Center have had little to be happy about. That changed…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Shots fired
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A juvenile female and two adult females were arrested May 6 by Atmore police and charged in connection with a May 5 incident that included several gunshots being fired in the parking lot of a local restaurant.The incident occurred at Acapulco’s Mexican Restaurant on East Church Street. It began inside the restaurant but carried into the parking lot.“A fight broke out between two females inside…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago