Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

City pays homage to nation’s veterans
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer About 50 people, including men and women wearing campaign caps from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War, crowded into Atmore City Hall’s Council Chambers on November 12 for the city’s annual Veterans Day program. The event, which lasted about half an hour, featured prayers for and praise for the veterans, as well as their comrades who have passed on and those…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Local qualifying
BOE chair Grissett’s candidacy still up in air By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The lack of a local Democratic Party chairman could mean that Escambia County Board of Education Chairman Willie Grissett’s name won’t be on the March 3 Democratic Primary ballot. Grissett, who has represented District 5 on the local school board for the past 24 years and has served for the past nine years as the BOE’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Tedder’s Christmas for Kids car show a success
  By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The 2019 version of Tedder’s Auto Repair Christmas for Kids Car Show, the third annual fundraiser, turned out to be the most successful of the three, although the number of entries and the money raised were about the same as the previous year. The fundraising event, proceeds from which went to TAR’s Christmas for Kids program, was held November 9 at the Carney…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
AOG’s Escape House
Fun, subliminal Bible lesson all in one By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Many churches avoid any semblance of a celebration of Halloween, eschewing the costumed frenzy that is traditionally a part of the autumnal observance. Some have “haunted houses” that depict the horrors that can befall those who partake in social evils such as abortion or drug abuse. Then there are Escape Houses, which are growing in popularity across…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago
Theft by deception
Former Atmore tire dealer failed to pay for merchandise By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A former Atmore businessman surrendered to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office November 5 after an investigation by Flomaton police led to a charge against him of first degree theft by deception. According to an employee of the Escambia County Detention Center’s booking and release division, Christopher Rowland, 35, former owner of Rowland’s Tires, was released…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 years ago