Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Robbery suspects sought – Local Walgreens latest target
  Click on the below link to view the video trim.49E4D109-588B-4C4E-BA1E-95F82750082B City police detectives are still trying to determine the identities of two masked men, one of them brandishing a handgun, who rushed into the Atmore Walgreens last week and made off with an unspecified quantity of prescription medications and an undisclosed amount of cash. Police Chief Chuck Brooks revealed late last week that city police were sent to the…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Ribs on Ridgeley set
The smell of grilled meat and the hope of downtown revitalization will fill the air along Ridgeley Street on Thursday, October 12, when Pride of Atmore hosts Ribs on Ridgeley, which last made an appearance in 2015. A series of tables will become one long dining space in the middle of the city street, from Main to Trammell streets, as ribs lovers gather to satisfy their own taste buds and…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Council approves $11.45M budget
Atmore City Council members received a token of appreciation from a local veterans auxiliary, approved a static operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, purchased five new police vehicles and gave approval to three other items on a busier-than-usual agenda during their Monday, September 25, meeting. After the invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and a silent reading and vocal approval of the minutes from the council’s last session, Gayle Johnson and…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Purloined parrot reappears
Atmore police have lodged misdemeanor theft and trespassing charges against a Santa Rosa County, Fla. man after he allegedly took a local nursing center’s feathery pet from its perch and kept it for several days before returning it. George Williamson, 57, of Milton has been charged in connection with the bird-napping, which took place at Atmore Nursing Center on Laurel Street. An employee of Escambia County Detention Center’s booking and…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Blue Devils knock off Tigers for second win
As Rico Jackson and his staff attempt to rebuild a tattered Escambia County High School football program, they know that the team will take some lumps and that benchmarks will be hard to establish. The Blue Devils were able to erase one benchmark in futility with their 26-8 win over Monroe County last Friday (September 15). The victory gave the team a 2-1 mark, reportedly the first time since 2010…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago