Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Destiny’s Seniors Appreciation Day is Saturday
Destiny Worship Center’s 11th Annual Citywide Senior Citizen Appreciation Day will take place this Saturday, December 2, and organizers are urging local residents to play an active part in making this year’s event even better than before. “We’re doing an Adopt-a-Senior project this year,” said Dr. Bernard Bishop, pastor of the local church. “Anyone wanting to adopt a senior can do so by donating a fleece throw, a housecoat or…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Tow truck operator caught in I-65 ‘sting’
A tow truck operator from Lapine was arrested in Escambia County last week after he fell victim to a “sting” set up by Baldwin County authorities, then high-tailed it back toward his hometown with a stolen vehicle before being stopped and taken into custody by Alabama State Troopers and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office patrol units. According to Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office reports, Charles Williams of the tiny unincorporated community —…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
More EMS, less AFD – Firemen no longer dispatched on non-emergency calls
The entry of a new ambulance service into the local emergency response network has apparently created a change in the medical response protocol inside Atmore and its police jurisdiction. The city’s two top public safety officials and its mayor have confirmed that city firetrucks will no longer be dispatched each time an ambulance is sent to the site of a medical incident, although city firefighters will remain subject to dispatch…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Fountain new EA headmaster
Just 10 days after Hugh Fountain guided Escambia Academy’s football team to the AISA Class AA state title, the veteran coach became the Canoe independent school’s third headmaster in the past 12 months. Fountain, who already served as EA’s assistant headmaster, received unanimous approval from the school’s board of directors to succeed Wade Heigle, who resigned late last week after taking over as headmaster in November 2016. There was no…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Medstar EMS granted city business license
For the second time this month, the Atmore City Council unanimously approved a request from an ambulance service for a license to do business within the city. But, as city officials learned during the November 27 session, there won’t be a third ambulance service operating here on a regular basis. At least not yet. Mike Sandell, senior operations manager for Medstar EMS, told council members that his company was merely…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago