Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Board denies parole for Atmore man
Lundy By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man serving a 20-year sentence for his 2016 conviction on several crimes, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Sean Paul Lundy was convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court of second-degree domestic violence, second-degree kidnapping, possession of a pistol by a person convicted of a violent crime and an unspecified “Class C felony” from Baldwin County.He…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
ECHS beats Orange Beach
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Sophomore Jamarion Robinson hurled 3 touchdown passes, establishing a new school record as Escambia County High’s Blue Devils wrapped up the 2023 season in fine fashion last Friday, October 27.A 28-15 win over Class 4A, Region 1 opponent Orange Beach gave the team a final record of 6-4, ECHS’s best showing since 2018.Robinson didn’t have a spectacular night but stats posted online by the team’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
Farewell fete for ‘Miss Betty’
‘Miss Betty’ gets a hug from Police Chief Chuck Brooks By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The activities that went on Monday afternoon, October 23, at Atmore City Hall were, technically speaking, a city council meeting. But the gathering was actually a farewell party for the woman who has dispatched local emergency responders to wrecks, fires, shootings and other incidents for more than a quarter-century.Betty Cox, known throughout the community as…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
BOE investigations
DA subpoenas ‘COVID Bonus’ records By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County District Attorney Steve Billy confirmed during the county school board’s October 12 meeting that his office is conducting a criminal investigation into some aspect of the Escambia County Board of Education’s handling of federal COVID relief money.The district attorney issued the confirmation during his remarks in support of Superintendent of Education Michele McClung prior to the board’s 4-3…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
‘No-voters’ phones confiscated by deputies
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer If anyone doubted that District Attorney Steve Billy was upset over the Escambia County Board of Education’s recent 4-3 vote to bring Michele McClung’s tenure as school superintendent to an end when her current contract expires, those doubts were erased Monday, October 23.County sheriff’s deputies, armed with search warrants, spread out across the county and seized or were in the process of seizing the cell…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago