Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

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_time8 years ago
SAIL Center’s new senior-accessible facilities ‘first-class’
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The construction of new restrooms at Atmore’s SAIL Center might not seem like a big deal to most people. But to the patrons and staff of the local senior facility, the new facilities are like an early Christmas. “We’ve got completely new bathrooms,” said SAIL Center Manager Charlotte Purvis during the October 1 open house to formally unveil the restrooms and celebrate their construction.…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Youngsters already enjoying new Splash Pad playground
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer When Atmore Community Splash Pad was opened, it was a big hit with local and area children. The newly installed playground adjacent to the splash pad is proving to be just as well received. The new playground equipment — including a several-sided slide, a climbing spiral, a train for younger kids to climb over and more — was installed without fanfare recently, and youngsters…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
New security system at RPES
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Concerns that sexual predators or others with bad intent might find their way onto Rachel Patterson Elementary School’s campus has led RPES officials to obtain an electronic means of tracking the comings and goings of those who visit the school. The computer-based system — Ident-A-Kid Visitor Management — contains a database that includes the names of all persons who are allowed to check individual…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Stomp the Yard is Oct. 6
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer This year’s Stomp the Yard celebration — a free, five-hour youth explosion to be held at Houston Avery Park — will still be loads of fun, but it won’t be quite the same as the previous 11. There will still be the free food, games and entertainment that are staples of the annual outdoor fun day, but this year there will be a much…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago