Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Main, satellite courthouses closing until April 6
Escambia County (Ala.) Commissioners voted unanimously during a special meeting today (Tuesday, March 17) to close the main courthouse in Brewton and the satellite courthouse in Atmore, effective tomorrow, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The closure, which was recommended by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, will remain in effect until at least April 6. A letter that includes the telephone numbers of county officials will be posted…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Search yields meth, pot; $1 million bond for Brewton man
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Brewton man remained behind bars this week, under a $1 million bond, on drug trafficking and other charges after a March 5, multi-agency raid on a Brewton residence. The arrest came after agents with the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, Atmore Police Department, Poarch Police Department, Flomaton Police Department and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office executed a drug search warrant at a Hall Creek…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Fountain officer arrested on contraband charges
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Four people, including a Brewton man who worked as an officer at Fountain Correctional Facility, were arrested recently by Alabama Department of Corrections investigators on charges of promoting prison contraband. According to a press release issued by state corrections officials, Correctional Officer Tarrence Dramon Tolbert, 39, of Brewton, was arrested February 24 after an ADOC Law Enforcement Services Division agent investigated an allegation of…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Monday fire destroys Marshall Ave. home
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Marshall Avenue home was declared a total loss after a Monday morning (March 9) fire that started in a car parked in the garage was fanned by stiff winds and quickly spread throughout the home’s attic. The destructive blaze was reported to emergency dispatchers at 9:31 a.m. as a vehicle fire. City firefighters were conducting an inspection at a school just two blocks…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Finally, a decision
Council approves land swap for new hospital By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer For Escambia County Healthcare Authority officials, the Monday (March 9) Atmore City Council meeting represented a case of “fourth time lucky.” The council, having failed three times to act on a request for a donation of 10 acres in the Rivercane retail-industrial park for a new hospital, approved by a 4-1 vote a land swap under which…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago