Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

ECMS named Imagine Nation Beacon School
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Middle School students, who have taken to the Imagine Learning curriculum like ducks to water since it was introduced here less than four years ago, quickly earned the designation as one of the digital learning program’s Schools of Excellence. Now the school has, in a sense, graduated. In a congratulatory letter to ECMS Principal Debbie Bolden, Imagine Learning Chief Executive Officer Jeremy…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
2 area deaths
Some restrictions eased as pandemic curve begins to level off By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama of Public Health officials have watched anxiously as the COVID-19 virus has continued to be a force to be reckoned with. But, according to data released by ADPH this week, the pandemic’s “curve” seems to be flattening to some degree. The number of confirmed cases within the state has now exceeded 8,000. Health…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Rain floods city streets; winds topple trees, damage farm equipment
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A storm system that moved into the Atmore area around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23, dumped several inches of rain on the city, overwhelming flood-prone streets, and brought stiff winds, some apparently of the straight-line variety, that wreaked havoc on trees, farm equipment and small buildings. Still, it was another “not as bad as it could have been” storm. Over the past 16-18 months,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
City schools, Pt. 2
Start-up money biggest obstacle in forming independent system By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: This article is the second in a three-part series on the recently completed study to determine the feasibility of forming a three-school municipal education network. The recently completed study to determine whether an Atmore city school system is financially feasible is being studied by city officials, by the group that proposed the idea and by…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Council borrows $1M to finance new city shop
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members passed during their Monday, April 27, meeting a resolution authorizing issuance of $1 million in financing warrants to pay for construction of a new city shop. The vote was 4-0, with one councilman abstaining. The construction project’s financing was the only topic on the council’s agenda during the panel’s fourth teleconference meeting of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participating were Mayor Jim…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago