Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

‘About 5,000’ enjoy Christmas parade, despite trains
Santa was in town Saturday for the parade. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Last Saturday, for the third time in two weeks, Atmore’s downtown area was virtually crawling with local residents and out-of-towners as Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Twilight Christmas Parade drew a crowd estimated by Police Chief Chuck Brooks as “about 5,000.”The mass of humanity crowded three- and four-deep along downtown sidewalks from Ridgeley Street to the…
by Don Fletcher access_time12 months ago
Crenshaw convicted, sentenced to 60 years in Dirden death
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 43-year-old Pensacola, Fla. man, treated lightly by the justice system after the first time he killed an Atmore man, wasn’t so lucky the second time around.A jury found Antonio Albert Crenshaw guilty October 11 of the fatal 2020 stabbing and shooting of 43-year-old Atmore resident Desmond Deshun Dirden, and Crenshaw was sentenced December 3 to serve 720 months (60 years) in state prison.According to…
by Don Fletcher access_time12 months ago
Top teachers recognized, state report cards discussed at year’s final BOE session
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Superintendent of Education Dr. Michele Collier was full of good news during the Escambia County Board of Education meeting held last Thursday, December 12, the board’s last regular scheduled session of 2024. Dr. Collier gave formal recognition, and a packed meeting room at the Atmore Central Office showed its appreciation with applause and a few yells, to the top teachers for each of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time12 months ago
Fountain CF inmate’s mother pinched for passing pills
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was jailed December 7 after Alabama Department of Corrections agents saw her passing a package filled with illegal drugs and other contraband to her son, an inmate at G.K. Fountain Correctional Facility (FCF), just outside Atmore.Agents from ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division (LESD) K-9 unit watched as Valerie Douglas, age not provided, passed an object to the inmate she was there to…
by Don Fletcher access_time12 months ago
Felony arrests
Women jailed after separate incidents at local restaurants By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were among those reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department during the period December 6-13:Shivoyer English English The 43-year-old McDavid, Fla. woman was arrested December 7 on a felony drug possession charge after police responded to the McDonald’s on South Main Street, where she was reportedly throwing food at vehicles.Police reports show…
by Don Fletcher access_time12 months ago