Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Fires indirect result of power outage – Motorist apparently clipped pole after falling asleep at the wheel
Official reports indicate that a freak traffic accident was the indirect cause of both a fatal blaze that ravaged a Carver Avenue home early September 12 and claimed the life of a 65-year-old woman who lived there, and another fire that destroyed a mobile home just a few hours earlier on Old Ship Circle. Fire officials have determined that candles left unattended in the mobile home were the catalyst for…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Taste of the South is Thursday
Local and area residents are invited to come out to Heritage Park this week for a taste of what local cooking is all about. The 14th annual Taste of the South cooking competition, a showcase of local culinary talent that is noted statewide, will take place Thursday, September 21, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The community event, hosted for the fourth straight year by Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce, will…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Heroes without capes
Students and staff of Rachel Patterson Elementary School honored local heroes from Atmore Police Department, Atmore Fire Department and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, September 11, with lunch and special colored drawings of police officers and firefighters. Shown, clockwise from left, are Kennedy Williams, APD Officer Nathaniel Turner, Officer Josh Dorriety, Adriel Lewis, Sgt. Cody Nall and Sgt. Mary Howell.
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
ECHS hopes to regroup after loss to No. 1 Bulldogs
Going into Escambia County High’s September 8 contest against top-ranked (Class 4A) UMS-Wright, Rico Jackson felt like he and his staff had a solid game plan that, if well executed, would allow the Blue Devils to at least give the Bulldogs a run for their money. The execution part never materialized, though, and the ECHS squad suffered a 41-8 defeat for its first setback of the young season. “I’m disappointed…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Former law officer arrested for SORNA violations
An Atmore man who formerly worked in law enforcement has found himself on the wrong side of the law again. James Marzel Lewis Jr., 43, of a Jack Springs Road address, was arrested August 25 on charges that he committed two violations of the state’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Lewis saw his law enforcement career come to an end in July 2010 when, as a correctional officer…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago