Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Scabies at Holman
Contagious skin infestation leads to quarantine of 26 inmates By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Alabama Department of Corrections officials have confirmed that the medical staff at Holman Correctional Facility is currently treating more than two dozen inmates who have been quarantined after being diagnosed with scabies, a highly contagious skin infestation caused by microscopic mites. Officials said the inmates began experiencing symptoms of the medical malady — including an…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Nuisance properties ID’ed
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members tackled a seven-item agenda at their Monday, August 12, meeting, including the declaration of 29 properties as public nuisances due to unmown grass and/or a preponderance of weeds on each. The nuisance properties are located throughout the city, from Ann Street to Wilson Avenue, and Codes Enforcement Officer Chris Black said the council action would allow the placement of signs…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Dancin’ at Disney
Local girls invited to perform on main stage By DON FLETCHER News Staff Report The girls who train at Rising Stars Studio of Dance have stepped their best steps against up to 30 other schools in places like Mobile, Biloxi and New Orleans. They’ve taken their competitive edge and a love for dance to each city and come back loaded down with awards, plaques and trophies. They won’t be bringing…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Escapee quickly recaptured
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer After more than a quarter-century of prison life, Jamie Vaughn finally got a taste of freedom last week. But it was just a little taste. Vaughn, who was almost 26 years into the 30-year sentence he received after a 1995 Blount County murder conviction, reportedly escaped from the state medium-security facility around 8:10 a.m. last Wednesday, July 31. By 9:10 a.m., he was back…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
No definite plans yet for old hospital property
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Poarch Band of Creek Indians officials are still working on formulation of a definitive plan on what the tribe will do with the current Atmore Community Hospital building and the property, reportedly 10 acres, on which it sits. The question of usage evolved from the recently announced land swap between PCI and the Escambia County Healthcare Authority. The deal provides ECHCA with land near…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago