Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Attempted murder arrest
Dixon By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore woman is free on bond after her December 10 arrest for shooting into an occupied vehicle at a local convenience store five days earlier. Atmore Police Department reports show that 22-year-old Samantha Lynette Dixon of a 5th Avenue address is charged with two counts of attempted murder in relation to the incident, which was apparently a part of an ongoing disagreement…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Record development
Local projects near $1 billion investment By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Monday, December 21, Atmore Industrial Development Board meeting started out as a discussion of a proposed convenience store-restaurant-gas station at Rivercane. It ended up with the realization that the new business is the latest component in an unprecedented rash of economic development projects. The meeting was attended in person by Mayor Jim Staff, Centerfire Economic CEO Jess…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Parole denied for burglar, killer
Ellis George By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Escambia County man who has served barely 10 percent of his prison sentence and a convicted killer who earned extra prison time while being held in one of the state corrections facilities near Atmore, were each denied parole during December 10 hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Joshua B. Ellis, 36, will remain in the Alabama Department of…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Former FPD officer free on bond
Lopez By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A former lieutenant with the Flomaton Police Department, charged December 7 in Florida with trafficking in methamphetamine and December 9 in Alabama with violation of professional ethics, is free on bond in each state. According to the Escambia County (Fla.) Jail website, 36-year-old Isaac R. Lopez was released from that facility at 5:25 p.m. on December 9, two days after his arrest, when…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Council OKs APD vehicle purchase
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members gave the green light during their Monday, December 14, meeting to the purchase of two used vehicles for the city police department. The council also took two matters under advisement and heard a request from District 3 Councilwoman Eunice Johnson for measures to enhance the public safety in her district. The only business item settled during the meeting was a…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago