Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

ECHS coach resigned after being told he would not be back
Royce Young’s tenure as head coach and athletic director at Escambia County High School effectively ended Wednesday, when the job vacancy was posted on the county school board’s website. The BOE posting did not indicate whether Young resigned his position or if School Superintendent John Knott had recommended that he not be rehired, but the outgoing coach said Friday morning that it was a combination of the two. He said…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Royce Young out as ECHS coach, AD
Rumors that Royce Young’s tenure as head coach and athletic director at Escambia County High School had ended, received confirmation Wednesday when the job vacancy was posted on the county school board’s website. The BOE posting did not indicate whether Young resigned his position or was fired by the school board. Young was hired in 2014 to try and turn the floundering ECHS football program around. Over three years his…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Pop tops from Texas
Former Atmore resident Dottie Albert brought a package from Texas last time she visited Atmore. Dottie, who now resides in Country Lane Senior Community in McKinney, Texas, saw fellow resident Mary McAllister throwing away cans with pop tops still intact. She told her friend how useful the pop tops can be in fund-raising efforts. Well, when Dottie was planning a trip this way, Mary gave her several bags of pop…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Google buying Chromebooks for ACM
When Kellie Steele left A.C. Moore Elementary School to begin the recent Christmas break, she probably had an inkling that there might be a few nice presents in store for her. But one gift caught her almost totally by surprise, even though it was near the top of her wish list. Steele, first-year media specialist at the local elementary school, was notified two days before Christmas that internet giant Google…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago