Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Bolden: 4th-graders separated, but equal
Deborah Bolden was hired just prior to the beginning of last year’s school term and tasked with re-establishing a culture of learning at Escambia County Middle School. One year into that effort, the Atmore native finds herself facing a new obstacle – a controversial influx of local fourth-graders who are being relocated to ECMS after the closing of A.C. Moore Elementary School. Bolden, who earned national acclaim for her work…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Folding the Flag
Atmore Area YMCA summer campers gather round to observe as Guy Milstid, commander of American Legion Post 90, helps Kimora Jenkins complete the first fold of the flag as, from left, Christopher Defee, Arriyana Young, Dallas Owens, Belaya Scott and Natalleigh Martinez hold the corners and middle of the national banner during a simulation of the ceremony performed at veterans’ funerals. The patriotic program, which also included members of Veterans…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Ribbon cutting
Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials, Chamber Ambassadors, nearby business owners, vendors, family members and friends joined owner Melanie Rolin (just left of ribbon) on Friday, June 30, for the ribbon cutting of Funky Monkey on North Trammel Street. The ribbon cutting was part of “An Evening Out,” a public awareness event co-sponsored by the small shops and other retail businesses located in the North Trammel-West Ridgely area of downtown.
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago
Deputies report extraordinary incidents
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated three out-of-the-ordinary incidents over the weekend, including the arrest of a man who shot at an approaching deputy, the search for and recovery of a Uriah man who fell from a bridge, and the accidental shooting of a man who was attempting to open an antique handgun. Blue-light prowler A Brewton man was taken into custody after he fired a .45-caliber bullet at an…
by Don Fletcher access_time8 years ago