Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Felony arrests
Drug arrest for man found lying on sidewalk at motel By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period February 13-23:Daniel Sheets Sheets The 45-year-old Atmore man was arrested February 16 on felony drug possession charges after police responded to a report of a man lying on the East Nashville Avenue sidewalk outside Southland Motel.Police who were…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Early exit
Mayor Staff to step down May 31; Pro Tem Lassiter expected to take over Mayor Jim Staff pores over city documents Tuesday morning, February 18. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Mayor Jim Staff confirmed this week rumors that he has decided to step down as the city’s chief executive officer on May 31, almost five months before his term officially ends.“It’s time,” Staff said in a Tuesday, February 18,…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
State champs!
EA boys earn AISA Class A hoops title with 47-42 win over ACA The new state champs are, from left, Ty McCants, Isaac Ratcliff, Christian Burks, B.J. McBride, Bryce Stevens, Coach Larry Nichols, Coach Jerome Webster, Hayden Sheets, Cameron Perkins, Rontae Watson, Traegan James, Braylon Snow. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Rontae Watson scored 11 of his 19 points in the final period, and Bryce Stevens hit two long-distance shots…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Board denies parole for habitual thief
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Kendall A Brewton man, currently serving his fifth prison term on theft or theft-related charges since 1998, was again denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.Shane Kendall, currently housed at Elmore Correctional Facility, has been in and out of the state prison system for the past 25-plus years. He has served less than 5 years of a 12-year sentence…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Felony arrests
$1M bond for Atmore man charged with trafficking meth By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) and Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) police department during the period February 6-9: Ricky Donnell Reed Jr. Reed Few details were provided, but the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) website shows Reed, 29, was arrested February 6 by PCI tribal police on felony…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago