Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Candyland Christmas Party
More than 100 children, adults enjoy free food, fun, toys By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer While free food and entertainment for everyone and free toys for the youngsters were the top attractions for many attendees, the woman who organized the 12th annual Candyland Christmas Party said the event’s success provided proof of the real reason for the Christmas season. “It was marvelous in His sight; to God be the…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Smoke-fire detectors save lives in most home blazes
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The arrival of 2019 will also mark the onset of the three-month period during which Lower Alabama usually experiences its coldest weather. And the arrival of cold weather increases the odds of a devastating or fatal fire inside the home. Although surveys indicate that most Americans believe otherwise, fire experts agree that in most cases individuals have as little as two minutes to escape…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
AFD fights building fire – twice
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City firefighters were called twice on December 27 to battle separate blazes that destroyed a Cruit Drive storage barn and threatened several mobile homes in close proximity to the barn. AFD units were dispatched around 1:15 a.m. to the site, just off Jack Springs Road and a few yards from the Escambia County School System Bus Shop, then were recalled shortly after 6 a.m.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Top stories of 2018
New hospital plan, YMCA closing among biggest local news By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Those who look back on the year just past will recall a much less violent 12-month period than the previous year, as only one murder was committed and only three locals lost their lives in motor vehicle accidents. But plenty of excitement was created by announcements that construction of a new hospital is imminent, that…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Fire destroys home
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore firefighters were greeted with a somewhat extraordinary situation — exploding rifle ammunition — when they arrived to fight a December 21 fire that broke out around 11:15 a.m. and effectively destroyed a Cloverdale Road home. “When we pulled up, it was going off,” Fire Chief Ron Peebles said of the ammo. “One of the occupants told us there were two fully loaded AK-47s…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago