Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

No parole for Perdido man
Hadley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Perdido man, not yet halfway through a 20-year sentence for causing the death of a passenger in his vehicle, will serve at least five more years in prison.Roil Lamar Hadley Jr., 41, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, Hadley has served seven years and almost six months in custody,…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Benefit Saturday for Perdido child
Ana-Lois By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A concert by country music recording artist Ricky Crook will highlight a day of fundraising for a 2-year-old Perdido child who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.The fundraiser — for Ana-Lois Mercer, daughter of Chez and Megan Mercer — will take place this Saturday, March 26, on the farm of Steve and Mary Hicks, and will start at 11 a.m. Barbecue plates will be sold…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Council OKs earlier Sunday alcohol sales
Proclaims Vietnam Veterans Week Mayor Jim Staff, second from left, presented the proclamation to VFW Memorial Auxiliary members, from left, Arlene Delafosse, Jenny Hutto, and Jackey Odom. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members voted during their Monday, March 14, meeting to lengthen the hours for off-premises sales of beer and wine on Sundays, designated an upcoming period to honor veterans of the Vietnam War and approved the…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Stolen bike, gun recovered; 2 arrested
Jones By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police arrested a local man and a Pensacola, Fla. man after a security video showed them stealing a motorized bicycle from a local drinking establishment.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that Charles Franklin Jones, 34, of Atmore, and Jailon Hall, 18, of Pensacola, were each arrested March 5 on first-degree theft charges, although only Jones was charged with stealing the bike.Police reports…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
ECSO arrests Atmore men
Black Dailey Williams News Staff Report The following arrests, each made by officers of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, were listed on the Escambia County Detention Center website. Efforts to ascertain details of each arrest were unsuccessful.The information provided on the jail site:Frequent flyerAn Atmore man, out on bond after his February arrest for drug and weapons violations, was processed into the county jail March 7 on numerous charges.According to…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago