Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Shooter arrested
Atmore man charged in Jimbos Road ambush By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks announced Monday (September 30) that city police have made an arrest in the September 24 shooting death of 23-year-old Roderick Lynn “Thumper” Watkins. Brooks said APD investigators arrested 23-year-old Anthony Jerome English of Atmore on Monday at an undisclosed location in Monroeville. He is charged with murder. The police chief said around…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
6 injured in Sunday night crash
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Six people — both drivers and four passengers — were injured in a two-vehicle collision that happened Sunday night, September 22, on Alabama 21, just north of town and inside the city limits. According to Alabama State Troopers, a 2011 Kia driven by Kameran J.D. Bogan of Atmore was southbound on Alabama 21 and attempting to make a left turn onto West Sunset Drive.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Council sets tax-extension election
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer During their Monday, September 23 meeting, Atmore City Council members tackled a relatively heavy agenda that included setting the date for an election to determine if a city school tax that has been on the books for more than six decades would be extended. The council also granted a tax abatement to a local industry, approved the purchase of a new garbage truck and…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Fatal ambush
Atmore man, 23, shot to death in own yard By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man was fatally shot Tuesday (September 24) by a gunman who was apparently waiting for him when he arrived home from work in the predawn hours. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed through a press release that Roderick “Thumper” Watkins, 23, of a Jimbos Road address was shot several times with a handgun…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Fatal shooting on Jimbos Road
Atmore police were still on the scene at 6:30 a.m. of a fatal shooting that took place in the predawn hours of today (Tuesday, Sept. 24), on Jimbos Road, just about a block off Alabama 21, between Escambia County Middle School and Spudd’s convenience store. Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that the shooting was a homicide and promised more information on the incident as the investigation continues. Brooks did not…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago