Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Stolen vehicle wrecked here
The stolen vehicle damaged the Legion building at Main and Church. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Saturday morning (October 3) attempt by an unknown man to outrun city police ended when the stolen vehicle the man was driving left a city street and bounced off a building before coming to rest on the sidewalk across the street. Atmore Police Department reports show that the Chevy Tahoe, reported stolen…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Child killed in crash
Parents, sister remain hospitalized James By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Saturday morning (October 3) crash on Florida Highway 97, just south of Walnut Hill, claimed the life of an 11-year-old Atmore boy and left his parents and sister hospitalized. Jaden James, a sixth-grade student at Flomaton Elementary School who planned to join the clergy when he reached adulthood, was airlifted from the wreck site to a Pensacola, Fla.…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
FEMA centers to close as Hurricane Delta nears coast
With Tropical Storm Delta looming off-shore, FEMA and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency are taking the precautionary safety measure of ceasing operations at all their Mobile Registration Intake Centers.Most centers will close at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, and remain closed until 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, provided the storm’s impacts permit.The following MRICs are affected: Escambia County • ATMORE – Atmore City Hall Complex, 201 E. Louisville Ave., closes…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
COVID by the numbers
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Report The COVID-19 pandemic continued its decline in Escambia County over the past four days, with only 19 new cases reported, with no new deaths. Local hospitals reported only three new cases, and the county’s two nursing homes reported no new cases among residents or staff. The numbers: State Total confirmed cases: 153,554 Deaths: 2,517 Escambia Co. Total confirmed cases: 1,354 Deaths: 24 Atmore Community…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Sex offender re-arrested 1 day after release from prison
Pratt By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A 22-year-old registered sex offender from Atmore, sent to prison in 2019 for luring a child into a sexual situation, was back behind bars just a day after his release from the state prison system. Escambia County Detention Center records show that Ricky Terrell Pratt, who was listed as living at a Martin Loop address and a Liberty Street address, was arrested September…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago