Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Tuesday crash injures 3 – Pickup slams into rear of dump truck
Two men and a woman, who suffered a reportedly serious head injury, were hurt early Tuesday when the pickup in which they were riding slammed into the rear of a dump truck. The wreck occurred around 6:10 a.m. on Jack Springs Road, about three miles outside Atmore’s city limits. According to Alabama State Trooper reports, a 2002 International dump truck, driven by Charles McDowell of Atmore, was in the process…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Stomp the Yard is Saturday
Atmore’s Houston Avery Park will come alive with the squeals and laughter of children on Saturday, when Destiny Worship Center presents its 11th Annual Stomp the Yard event. Billed as “a gathering of gifted youth,” the five-hour, free youth explosion will begin at noon and continue until 5 p.m. “Everything is free for the kids,” said Felicia Bishop, co-pastor of the local church. “It’s just a big fun day at…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Educational overview
Six Escambia County School System officials appeared at the September 28 session of Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast With an Elected Official. The executive-level educators provided about 20 local business people with an update and overview of the progress made within the system, including an improved showing on standardized tests, over the past 12 months. Shown, from left, are Chamber President Chris Singleton, Superintendent John Knott, Escambia County High…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Cable services outage
From left, Atmore Fire Department Capt. Daniel Love, Chief Ron Peebles, and Lt. Daniel White stand clear as Firefighter A.J. Beachy uses a pike pole to push a large section of rotted tree that fell on a communications line on Horner Street during the September 20 storm that passed through the city. The tree knocked out cable-based services for several Mediacom and Frontier customers, but did not play a role…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
ECHS coach thinking playoffs, despite Andalusia blowout
Class 4A powerhouse Andalusia rolled past Escambia County High by a 41-0 margin last Friday, September 22, but first-year Blue Devils head coach Rico Jackson said there was a tremendous difference in that game and the 41-8 loss the team suffered two weeks ago to another 4A juggernaut, UMS-Wright. “I thought we competed (against Andalusia), which we didn’t do against UMS,” Jackson said of a game in which fumble-prone ECHS…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago