Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

2018 Elections – Races taking shape as qualifying continues
The qualifying period for those who wish to seek state or local offices will continue through February 9, but many races — especially for governor and including one for a key county office — have already developed. Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith, who has been in office since 2003, is not seeking reelection, and two veteran lawmen had already qualified by January 22 to become the county’s top law enforcement…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Where there’s smoke …
AFD Capt. Zack Stewart sets up an exhaust fan to pull smoke from a single-wide mobile home that caught fire around 7 p.m. on January 20, at North Main Mobile Home Park. Preliminary indications are that the small fire was caused by a partially extinguished cigarette that fell into a trash can and ignited some paper. Damage, which was contained to the home’s only bathroom, was minimal.
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Inmates charged Local man assaults jailer; another gropes female CO
A local man is considered the primary instigator of a recent two-inmate assault that left a county jailer with several serious injuries and was the second incident in just over four weeks involving an inmate from Atmore who physically tested the authority of an officer at the crowded facility. Chief Deputy Mike Lambert of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reported January 19 that 23-year-old Tevin Watts, of a U.S. 31…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Guilty plea in ‘Flomo Klown’ case
A Flomaton woman, the only adult among four people accused of using a social media site to send cryptic death threats to a Flomaton High School student in 2016, was ordered to serve five years on probation for her role in the much-publicized “Flomo Klown” incident. According to court documents, 23-year-old Makayla Smith entered a guilty plea to one count of making a terroristic threat. She had initially also been…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Flu fatality – Atmore woman believed first local victim of influenza
An outbreak — featuring three virulent strains of influenza — that has plagued northern Alabama this winter is apparently moving swiftly into the state’s coastal area, including Atmore and Escambia County. Although public health officials have not formally announced a direct connection, an Atmore woman who died this week is believed to have succumbed from the effects of the flu or a flu-like illness. Diane Rabb, 55, who worked at…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago