Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Criminal charges unlikely in recent stabbing
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Chances are that no one will be charged in connection with the August 7 stabbing of a local man who apparently provoked his alleged assailant into using the weapon against him. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said during an August 13 interview that city investigators had turned their investigative file over to District Attorney Steve Billy and asked him to decide whether or not…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Knife-carrying suspect has ‘mental issues’
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer No charges will be lodged against a local man who triggered a tense and massive mini-manhunt by local law enforcement last week when he dropped from a tree into the backyard of an Atmore residence. Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week he didn’t expect that the man, who was struggling with internal challenges and whose name has not been released, would be charged…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Stabbing still under investigation
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police investigators have done all they can to unravel the circumstances surrounding last week’s stabbing of an Atmore man by another local man. Initial reports from several sources indicated that the victim was a woman, but authorities said those reports were inaccurate. Police Chief Chuck Brooks said this week that city detectives have completed the initial portion of the criminal probe and have…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Resurfacing scheduled for Butler St., three rural roads
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Members of the Escambia County Commission crossed their fingers last year, hoping that a new, countywide 1 percent sales tax would provide enough funding to not only cover recent budget shortfalls, but to provide money for badly needed repairs to the county’s rural roadways. Apparently, the county is enjoying the first fruits of the new penny-on-the-dollar revenue enhancement tax, which went into effect July…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Council holds informal work session
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Monday, August 13, was one of the rare times such a session was held, but Mayor Jim Staff and members of the Atmore City Council agreed that a monthly public workshop could be a tool to help them provide better oversight of city affairs and to bring the concerns of their respective constituents before the full council. Each of the city’s elected representatives agreed…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago