Author: Don Fletcher

The crowd, huddled under the thin shade of a small tree, reacts to a statement. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A small crowd of Atmore’s black population braved the pre-summer heat last Saturday (June 15) to mark the official date on which slavery ended in the United States.“We may not be large in number, but we are here,” said Sandra Gray, who moderated the program and organized the parade that…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have charged a juvenile with attempted murder in connection to a shooting that took place last Friday, June 14, in the city’s northwestern quadrant.The victim, who suffered a single gunshot wound that was labeled “non-life threatening,” is also a juvenile.According to reports, patrol officers were sent to the 300 block of Everette Street around 5:35 p.m. after emergency dispatchers relayed reports that shots…

ECSO still investigating late-May assault at Freemanville teen center Rostchild By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer County sheriff’s investigators are still working to determine just what happened to trigger a shooting incident that erupted during a late-May gathering in Freemanville and left one person in critical condition.According to a story published online June 7 by WKRG-TV, a large crowd had gathered for what started as a “rap battle” between a group…

Still By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have released the name of the only person charged in the April 23 knife fight that took place in the Lindberg Avenue parking lot of Tractor Supply.Although the Escambia County Detention Center website has no record of the arrest, WKRG-TV reported that Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann posted to APD’s Facebook page that 19-year-old Luke Still was arrested May 29 when…