Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Companion dog another ‘life-changer’ for disabled veteran
Beth Wiggins recognizes the 2015 incident that landed her in a Mobile hospital, cost her both her legs and forced her to spend lengthy periods in two different rehabilitation facilities as a life-changing event. Last Saturday, May 13, she experienced another life-changing event. Wiggins, a Canoe resident who served two tours of duty before receiving an honorable discharge from the Marines as a corporal in 1999, was the recipient of…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Focusing on children, youth – Unpublicized meeting held at city hall
Two local ministers and three city officials confirmed last week that a recent “town hall” meeting, of which the general public and local media were not informed, was a well-attended session intended to serve as the springboard for a concentrated effort to better the lives – and the futures – of the community’s children and youth. About 65 people, including the city’s mayor and four of five city council members,…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Johnson steps down as Coastal Gateway executive director
Dr. John A. Johnson announced recently that he is stepping down as executive director of Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance after more than three years at the helm. Johnson was president of Alabama Southern Community College from 1989 to 2009 and was at the helm when Alabama Southern was created through the merger of Patrick Henry Junior College in Monroeville and Hobson State Technical College in Thomasville. He guided…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
EA’s Sasser named 2A Teacher of Year
During her 18 years as a teacher of upper-grade students at Escambia Academy, Bobbi Sasser has earned the respect of and left a lasting impression on hundreds of teenagers. This year, Alabama Independent School Association officials presented Sasser with tangible proof that her effort has expanded beyond the EA campus. Sasser, who teaches English and Literature to eighth-graders and honors English and Literature to students in grades 9-12, was selected…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Local prayers abound on National Day of Prayer
If the prayers from everyone involved in the National Day of Prayer observances that took place across the country last Thursday, May 4, were as fervent as those sent up from Cornell Torrence Gymnasium in Atmore, then there could be a national revival on the horizon. A smaller-than-expected crowd of about 150 men, women and children gathered in Escambia County High School’s gym for one purpose and one purpose only,…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago