Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Family Assistance Fund giving storm victims new lease on life
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When monetary donations began steadily pouring in after the March 18 wind event that cost at least six Big Oak Trailer Park families their homes and all or most of their belongings, Huxford Elementary School Principal Leah Fuqua stepped in to establish a central fund into which the incoming money could be kept.Fuqua said last week the First National Bank & Trust account has already…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Flomaton man paroled
Few By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer One of two Escambia County men arrested last year by Flomaton police on drug possession charges is free after serving just under six months of a 60-month sentence.During its April 5 hearings, the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles granted early release to Tommy Ray Few, 51, who had been serving time at Elba Correctional Work Center.Few, who was a passenger in a vehicle…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Officer tries to smuggle pot, meth into Fountain CF
Rivers By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A state corrections officer remained in the county jail under a $1.5 million bond this week after he was caught trying to smuggle more than a pound of marijuana and more than a half-pound of methamphetamine into Fountain Correctional Facility.According to arrest reports, 32-year-old Robert Obrien Rivers of Monroeville was taken into custody March 27 by Alabama Department of Corrections investigators when he reported…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Home destroyed
Wind whips flames on Airport Road Wind and fat-pine wood caused the fire to quickly spread. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Flames fueled by stiff winds swept through an Airport Road home in the first hour of Sunday (April 3), quickly rendering the structure unlivable.“The house was a total loss,” said Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles, whose agency was one of three that fought the blaze for nearly three hours…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
More felony arrests stem from traffic stops
Adkins Bryars Barnhill By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police investigators continued over the past week to reel in motorists who were found to be in possession of various controlled substances as they drove or rode along city streets and state highways.Triple troubleA Florida woman who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over by an Atmore Police Department investigator found herself charged with possession of three different controlled substances…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago