Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

ECSO drug arrests include Atmore woman
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies made five arrests for possession of unlawful drugs over the most recent weekend, including that of an Atmore woman..   According to a press release issued by Sheriff Heath Jackson, the deputies used ECSO K-9 units to detect unlawful drugs during traffic stops.   On Saturday, Nov. 2, an ECSO deputy detected the odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle stopped on Poarch Road.  …
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Obituaries, Week of Nov. 3, 2019
Edro D. Hall Mrs. Edro D. Hall, age 85, of Nokomis, Ala., passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Atmore, Ala. She was born in Mineola, Ala. to the late Perlie Edward and Leona Jeter Daniel. She drove a school bus before working at First National Bank of Atmore as a Bank Teller where she retired with over twenty-two years of service.  She was a lifelong member of Nokomis Baptist…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
3-county chase
High-speed pursuit ends at I-65 exit in Atmore By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer A Mobile woman and man, both well-known to law enforcement in southern Alabama, remained in Mobile Metro Jail Tuesday (October 29) after having the previous evening led officers from several agencies on a high-speed chase that started in Mobile and came to an end in Atmore. Detective Jonathan Forister of the Prichard Police Department said Tuesday…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
No WSD this year
Threat of storms prompts Chamber board to pull plug on festival By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer For many Atmore residents, an autumn without Williams Station Day is like a day without sunshine. That was the case, literally and figuratively, Saturday (October 26) when a threat of violent weather prompted the first-ever cancellation of the annual event, which has for the past 27 years celebrated the history of the community…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
Third citywide recycling drive is Saturday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Reporter The City of Atmore will offer environmentally conscious residents the opportunity again this year to save themselves the trouble of taking recyclables to the city’s recycling trailer and of getting rid of some hard-to-dispose-of materials. The third annual City Cleanup & Recycling Drive will be conducted this Saturday, November 2, starting at 7 a.m. and continuing through 1 p.m. City solid waste collection crews…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago