Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Drug arrests – APD task force member involved in unrelated incidents
An Atmore police detective who witnessed a traffic offense that resulted in a drug arrest here last week was also at the forefront of a concentrated task force that a day earlier had interrupted an apparent drug drop-off at Barnett Crossroads. In the most recent incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. on January 26, Atmore Police Department Investigator Ken Sessions was in his car, near the intersection of Nashville Avenue…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
‘Daring’ rescue
Poarch Creek Fire Department personnel are credited with possibly saving the lives of two Florida residents who were badly injured when the car in which they were passengers went off a bridge over Interstate 65 and plunged into a deep ravine. According to official reports and witness statements, the Poarch rescue personnel performed a “daring rope rescue” on January 29, rappelling from the bridge that spans I-65 at mile marker…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
ECMS receives statewide award
Escambia County Middle School’s fourth-grade students were the guests of honor at a February 2 assembly during which their accomplishments in the study of mathematics were recognized and praised. The 170 or so fourth-graders, who became ECMS students when A.C. Moore Elementary was consolidated the end of last term, posted statistical progress that was called “unbelievable” by the representative of the company that sponsors the statewide competition. Debbie Bolden, in…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
ECMS needs dance, art instructors
Escambia County Middle School has a nice dance studio, as well as dozens of students who look forward to refining their dance moves. What the school doesn’t have is a qualified instructor who can help make that happen. The mirrored-wall studio does get some use, as Lisa Wells of YoGo Kids in Baldwin County, has contracted to teach yoga classes, and about 30 students have taken advantage of that opportunity.…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Downtown planner seeks input from local artists
A January 23 meeting with the man who is charged with devising a plan for revitalizing downtown Atmore started out as a forum for local and area artists and artisans to provide input on how to make the arts a major part of that plan. But even with several creative individuals taking part, the meeting — held at Main Street Gallery — morphed back and forth into a discussion of…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago