Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Dancin’ at Disney
Local girls invited to perform on main stage By DON FLETCHER News Staff Report The girls who train at Rising Stars Studio of Dance have stepped their best steps against up to 30 other schools in places like Mobile, Biloxi and New Orleans. They’ve taken their competitive edge and a love for dance to each city and come back loaded down with awards, plaques and trophies. They won’t be bringing…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Escapee quickly recaptured
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer After more than a quarter-century of prison life, Jamie Vaughn finally got a taste of freedom last week. But it was just a little taste. Vaughn, who was almost 26 years into the 30-year sentence he received after a 1995 Blount County murder conviction, reportedly escaped from the state medium-security facility around 8:10 a.m. last Wednesday, July 31. By 9:10 a.m., he was back…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
No definite plans yet for old hospital property
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Poarch Band of Creek Indians officials are still working on formulation of a definitive plan on what the tribe will do with the current Atmore Community Hospital building and the property, reportedly 10 acres, on which it sits. The question of usage evolved from the recently announced land swap between PCI and the Escambia County Healthcare Authority. The deal provides ECHCA with land near…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Crook’s second single released
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore-based country singer Ricky Crook said he was not overly surprised that his debut single didn’t make the charts, although it got airplay from as far away as England. Some problems that evolved at about the same time as the first release, “In My Truck,” caused Crook and crew to get a late start on promoting the record, and it never cracked the Top…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Has city school system stalled?
By DON FLETCHER and SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writers Nearly four months after Atmore’s city council approved the measure and city officials signed a consulting contract to determine the feasibility of starting a city school system, the project is still not off the ground. Dr. Ira Harvey, president and CEO of Vestavia Hills-based Decision Resources, said last week during a telephone interview with Atmore News that there is a good…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago