Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Parole denied for man convicted of cousin’s murder
Russell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man, convicted of murder in 2004 in the shooting death of his cousin a year earlier, will remain in prison at least five more years after he was denied parole during May 27 hearings by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons & Paroles.Lionel Russell, who is or will soon be 37 years old, has been behind bars for more than 18 years, including…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Injured APD officer on road to recovery
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore Police Department officer, injured May 23 when a bullet exploded while he was handling a family member’s gun, is apparently on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery.APD Capt. John Stallworth reported this week that doctors at University Hospital in Mobile had to perform a delicate surgical procedure on one of Officer Reece Marx’s eyes to remove a piece of shrapnel that flew…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
APD investigating string of vandalisms
All four on Nashville, 31 By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a string of vandalisms that occurred May 26 and left three downtown businesses and the county’s satellite courthouse damaged.APD Capt. John Stallworth reported this week that vandals struck State Line Tire Shop, Atmore Animal Hospital, United Bank’s West Nashville branch and the county building. City police are handling the crimes…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
City Council
HIV specialist: Disease prevalent here; BOE member wants satellite office to remain By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While the local community continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, another disease — once classified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic but now considered a “global epidemic” — continues to prey on local citizens.“Let me tell you, Atmore is full of it, believe it or not,” Rhonda McCorvey, an HIV…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Kidnapping
Girl, 13, abducted after father puts her out of truck Colbert By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 55-year-old Pensacola man remained behind bars this week, charged with the May 15 kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl whose father had put her out beside a county road because she continuously “irritated” her brother.The Escambia County (Fla.) Jail’s website shows that Ronald Gene Joyner is being held under total bonds of $56,000 in…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago