Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Chief Justice delivers emotional address during Law Day
Seniors from three local schools not only got a first-hand Law Day lesson on how the judicial system works, but also became the second group to be addressed by the recently appointed Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, who delivered an inspirational and emotional message. Twelve high schoolers from Escambia County High School, Escambia Academy and Atmore Christian School served on a jury that eventually convicted an East Brewton…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
VFW officers installed
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7016’s 2017-18 officers were installed Monday (May 1) by Past District 8 Commander Johnny Boyington. The new slate of officers are, from left, Bobby Lanier (Trustee), Mike Hanks (Veterans Service Officer), Richard Keesler (Surgeon), Jimmy Biggs (Judge Advocate), Glenn Wardrop (Chaplain), Abby Brooks (Quartermaster), Lloyd Albritton (Trustee), Jeff White (Jr. Vice Commander), Harold Madison (Sr. Vice Commander) and Billy Gates (Commander). Not pictured are Noah…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Y’s soccer program ‘growing by leaps and bounds’
Alex Alvarez had plenty of reasons to smile Saturday morning, April 29, despite the cloudy skies that sent stiff gusts of wind across the Atmore Area YMCA’s soccer fields. In fact, he had more than 100 reasons. “It’s a great addition, and it’s growing by leaps and bounds,” said Alvarez, who is vice-president of Atmore Soccer Inc. and a volunteer coach, as he nodded his head toward the adjacent fields…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
ACS students purchase farm animals for African village
Students in Elizabeth Brown’s third- and fourth-grade class at Atmore Christian School have been learning about sentence structure, mathematical functions, fractions and other common facets of upper-elementary education. They’ve also been learning a few things that aren’t in any standard textbook. The students have over the past six months raised enough money to buy chickens, a goat and an ox for the residents of an African village. Those animals are…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Healthy Kids Day draws small but enthusiastic crowd
Only half the number of youngsters who attended last year’s Healthy Kids Day observance at Atmore Area YMCA was on hand this year, but those who did show up seemed to have twice the fun. “We’ve been having fun all morning, really enjoying ourselves,” said Sonya Hollinger, who chaperoned young Jayden Sims, barely big enough to sit in a chair by himself. The skimpy attendance numbers (less than 70 children)…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago