Author: Don Fletcher

Purvis Family members and other mourners watch as four of the tribute planes soar above the grave site. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A crowd of about 75 people turned out last Friday (October 8) to say goodbye to Leonard Purvis. Tears were shed and a sense of loss was evident during the final rites for the local man, who passed away October 4, but there were also smiles from…

Harris By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remained behind bars this week after his September 29 arrest on numerous charges, including that he allegedly held a woman against her will for a week, sexually assaulting and torturing her during that time.Anthony Anttwon Harris, 40, was charged by Atmore police with one count each of first-degree kidnapping, sexual torture, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree domestic violence in connection with…

Leon Chavers points out some of the appliances from which the wires were cut. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County, Fla. authorities are reportedly on the lookout for one of at least two burglars who broke into a small Davisville church and its parsonage and stripped both buildings of their wiring.The break-in left the rural church’s congregation of less than 10 members with the task of rewiring a building…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Local education and law enforcement officials won’t say exactly what prompted a request for a strong law enforcement presence at the Escambia County High-Vigor High football game last Friday, Oct. 1, but there certainly was one.Citing a cryptic need for stringent security measures, at the request of Mobile County School System officials, the game’s kickoff was moved up three hours and the contest was played…

From left, Firefighter A.J. Beachy, Capt. Daniel Love, Chief Ron Peebles and Lt. Wayne Kelley with the new truck. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It took a while to get the newest member of Atmore Fire Department’s fleet to the city, but it didn’t take long for the new truck to start paying dividends.The 2002 tanker, which features a 2,500-gallon tank, was purchased from Fort Myers, Fla.-based Bradford Fire Apparatus.…