Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Public safety personnel not immune to COVID-19
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police and firefighters take all kinds of precautions to avoid contracting COVID-19. They wear top-notch personal protective gear and they are warned in advance that they are being sent to a location where COVID-19 has been — and still may be — present. Still, the public safety officers are not immune to the novel coronavirus, which has been confirmed in more than 1,000…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
‘Checkerboard’ roof replaced at Atmore City Hall
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Dripping water and falling ceiling tiles made it overly obvious several months ago that the “band-aids” placed liberally across Atmore City Hall Auditorium’s roof were no longer sufficient to treat the facility’s wounds. Ronny Wedgeworth, owner of Flomaton-based Dan Wedgeworth Roofing Co., and his crew began recently an emergency roof-replacement project that was approved by the city council on June 8 at an estimated…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Shots fired
2 injured at apartment complex By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A juvenile and an adult were injured Sunday afternoon, August 23, when three gunmen fired several shots at them as they sat on a porch of an Atmore apartment complex. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that neither victim suffered a major injury in the incident, which occurred around 4:25 p.m. at Patterson Street Apartments. “The victims…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Pandemic update
3 more deaths By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although sporadic patches continue to pop up across Alabama, statistics indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be on the decline. Escambia County showed only a nominal increase in the total number of confirmed cases, although three more local deaths have been chalked up to the virus. The bi-weekly report issued jointly by Alabama Department of Public Health and Escambia County…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
County jail CO arrested
More arrests expected Snowden By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson announced August 11 that a corrections officer at the county jail was arrested for helping sneak contraband into the facility. He added that more arrests could be forthcoming as a probe into ethics violations among jail staff continues. Sheriff’s office investigators, along with Federal Bureau of Investigations agents, took Lakerdra Shanta Snowden, 30, who was…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago