Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Incumbents grab early leads in heavy voting
  Gov. Kay Ivey, Attorney General Steve Marshall, Alabama District 66 Rep. Alan Baker and U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne grabbed big leads in early and unofficial voting results reported by the Alabama Secretary of State Office.   Ivey led challenger Walt Maddox by a 334-86 margin in the first returns posted, while Marshall, an Atmore native, held a 330-92 lead over challenger Joseph Siegelman.   Baker held a similar lead…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Man arrested after domestic dispute
News Staff Report An Appleton Road resident was arrested Monday (November 5) after Escambia County deputies responded to a domestic dispute at his home. According to a press release issued by ECSO Chief Deputy Mike Lambert, Timothy Wade McCall, 30, was taken into custody after law enforcement officers and tracking dogs caught up with him in a wooded area near his home. Sheriff’s reports show that the incident began around…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
ECHS playoff hopes vanish
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County High’s Blue Devils went into their Thursday, October 25, game against Williamson believing they had already locked up a postseason berth whether they won, lost or tied the Lions. Well, the playoffs were not a sure thing, and the team came out on the short end of a 7-2 slugfest on a wet and muddy Ladd-Peebles Stadium turf. That combination, reinforced by…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
EA officials: Threat against school not valid
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia Academy Headmaster Hugh Fountain said Tuesday that school officials have not been able to determine who started a rumor that evolved into a reported threat against the school, supposedly made by a student who posted it on a social media site. The threat was reportedly posted Monday night, October 29, on Snapchat. According to a message from the aunt of another EA student,…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
The opioid crisis
Atmore, Escambia County not immune to addiction epidemic By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Note: This article is the first in a two-part series on the opioid crisis and its effect locally. Part two, which will be published in the November 7 edition of Atmore News, will deal with the options available for those addicted to opium-based pain medications. A medical problem that began cropping up in the 1990s has…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago