Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Sloppy first half, ejections cost ECHS in loss to Jaguars
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Take a soggy playing field, mix in the tension of playing a state-ranked team, then add a melee that resulted in the ejection of three players, and it’s easy to see how visiting Hillcrest-Evergreen was able to pull out a 26-0 win and spoil Escambia County’s home opener last Friday, September 14. “It’s more about what we did, not what Hillcrest did,” ECHS Head…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Friday fight costly for team, players
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The fight that broke out during the September 14 Escambia County-Hillcrest (Evergreen) high school football contest was not only costly in terms of contributing to ECHS’s 26-0 loss, but there is also the financial burden placed upon each ejected player and his parents or guardians. The Blue Devils trailed the state-ranked Jaguars 10-0 in the first period when a group of ECHS defenders met…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Trio of little free libraries will appear soon in Atmore
Take a book, leave a book By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer It won’t be long before residents of Atmore and the surrounding area will be able to go to the library, without going to the library. Atmore Public Library and Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce are partnering to bring three Little Free Library outlets to the city in order to make books more accessible to local students and casual…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
‘New’ truck for AFD
‘Best pumper city has ever had’ By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Most folks might consider an almost-20-year-old vehicle as anything but new. But when it comes to trucks designed for fire suppression operations, one that old is just starting to get broken in. Atmore Fire Department Chief Ron Peebles said the department’s newest vehicle — a 1999 Spartan pumper bought as a replacement for an AFD unit that was…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Red-hot ECHS wins again
Blue Devils to host Hillcrest-Evergreen in Friday’s home opener By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County High School Head Football Coach Rico Jackson knew this year’s team would be better than last year’s 2-8 squad. He just didn’t realize how quickly and how drastically the improvement would come. “It’s obvious that we’re better, and that we’re improving even faster than we thought,” Jackson said after ECHS improved to 3-0…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago