Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Atmore men arrested; stolen guns recovered (updated)
A routine October 17 traffic stop by an Atmore police patrol officer led to the discovery of two stolen firearms and the arrests of two local men. Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed late last week that 18-year-old David Tyler Vickery of a Stoker Road address and Sanches Marquise Brown, 19, of an unspecified Atmore address were taken into custody after the vehicle Vickery owns and was driving was pulled over…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Brewton man arrested on child porn charges
A 19-year-old Brewton man remained in jail early Thursday after a multi-agency probe into a reports that he inappropriately touched a teenage girl, led to the discovery that he was in possession of numerous pornographic images of at least one child. David “Noah” Purdue was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and one count of attempting to possess obscene material. Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Devils fall 45-22 to powerful Thomasville
It was the same song, just a different verse for Escambia County High’s football team last Friday (October 13). The Blue Devils gave a fine effort throughout the game, but a combination of turnovers and a ranked opponent again proved too much of an obstacle to overcome in a 45-22 loss to Thomasville’s Tigers. The setback was ECHS’s fourth straight, all against ranked opponents. “We played hard,” said ECHS coach…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
AG speaks at GOP meeting
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, right, a native of Atmore, was the guest speaker at the October 16 meeting of the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant. Marshall talked about his childhood here and his responsibilities as the state’s 48th attorney general. At left are State Senator Greg Albritton of Atmore and his wife Debbie.
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Fatal crashes – Separate mishaps claim Uriah man, Atmore man, Fla. woman
Three people lost their lives and a fourth was seriously injured in separate single-vehicle crashes that occurred less than 16 hours apart as the week began. Clinton Cole Gregson, 20, of Uriah, was pronounced dead at the scene of a Monday, October 16, mishap that happened on Butler Street, about 14 miles north of Atmore, around 5:50 a.m. According to reports filed by Alabama State Troopers, the 2012 GMC Sierra…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago