Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Crowd small, but support huge for Stomp the Yard
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer There were several reasons why this year’s Stomp the Yard drew only a fraction of the children and guardians who traditionally attend the annual “youth explosion” at Houston Avery Park. “Kids have trickled in as the day has progressed,” Bishop Bernard Bishop of Destiny Worship Center said as all but the youngest of the few hundred attendees sought refuge from the unseasonably hot weather.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Controversial building boarded up, awning removed
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer City of Atmore officials put an end — at least for now — to an ongoing dispute between the city and the owner of a dilapidated Trammell Street building by removing several issues that city inspectors consider potential threats to public safety. A crew from TripTek, an Atmore contractor, was at the site Saturday, October 6, to remove the brick building’s awning and board…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
$2.5 million paving planned
Funded by sales tax and PCI By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County (Ala.) officials confirmed this week that money generated by the county’s recently passed sales tax, supplemented by funds from Poarch Band of Creek Indians, would be used to finance a planned $2 million-plus project that will put new surfaces on several county roads, including many that have been neglected for decades. “The Poarch Band of Creek…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Council approves budget
Smith expected hospital land vote; not held By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members unanimously approved during their Tuesday, October 9, meeting a Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget that represents an increase of about 1.33 percent over last year’s funding package. The meeting was held on Tuesday due to city offices being closed on Monday for Columbus Day. “It’s basically like it was last year,” said Mayor Jim…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
FHS Hurricanes storm to first-ever win over ECHS
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Since Escambia County High’s football team faced an opponent called Hurricanes last Friday, September 28, it seemed fitting that a storm of controversy surrounded the 28-14 ECHS loss. “It was an adventurous game; that’s all I can say about that,” Coach Rico Jackson said when asked about the questionable penalties that cost his team 2 touchdowns and the creative ball placement that cost his…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago