Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

New entrance
Rachel Patterson drop-off, pick-up will be safer By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Delivery and collection of Rachel Patterson Elementary School students will be more convenient and safer when the new entrance currently under construction is completed and put to use. The new campus access is just west of the bus exit on Craig Street and just a few feet east of Craig’s junction with Rockaway Creek Road. “The goal…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Meth, pot, crack, pills seized
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore resident was one of two men arrested on drug trafficking charges after local, state and federal lawmen raided a Flomaton residence on November 19. Derrick Devon Jones, 42, of a Montgomery Street address in Atmore, and 43-year-old Dennis C. Crosby Jr. of Flomaton were arrested after the multi-agency officers discovered methamphetamine, crack cocaine, marijuana and Ecstasy inside a home on Jordan Landing…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Fatal crash
Atmore native killed in single-car mishap during visit home By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Gordon Nichols was killed early Friday, November 29, in a single-vehicle crash on Deere Creek Road. Nichols, an Atmore native and Escambia County High School graduate, was reportedly visiting family members in Atmore over Thanksgiving. Nichols, 28, worked as a community property manager for The Shopping Center Group’s Birmingham office. The son of Randy and…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Toy drive’s success seems to be diminishing
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Most folks would consider $1,000 worth of toys a nice haul. But the head of a local firefighters group that collected that many toys last Saturday, November 23, pointed out that the total was nowhere near what is usually acquired through donations during the annual holiday project. “It seems to get a little lower every year, but every little bit helps,” said Atmore Fire…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Open Mic competition a big hit
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While hundreds strolled the sidewalks of downtown Atmore last Thursday to enjoy Music on Main, the several dozen who gathered in a grassy field on the northern rim of Main found just as much enjoyment. Each of the five singers who appeared on the lighted stage brought their own “fan clubs,” or cheering sections, making for a lively 90 minutes of competition. Some sang…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago