Don Fletcher, Author at Atmore News

Don Fletcher

Burn ban in effect in Atmore

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Just three days after the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) issued a Fire Danger Advisory for Escambia and 21 other Alabama counties, Atmore Fire Chief Ron Peebles announced that a burn ban was now in place inside the city limits.“I’m issuing a burn ban inside Atmore, effective immediately,” Peebles said Monday, October 28. “It will remain in effect until further notice, when conditions are better.”Peebles said…

Felony arrests

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period October 19-25:Michele DarbyAn Atmore woman surrendered to Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) officers October 24 after an APD investigation that began in 2023 led to charges of identity theft against her.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that the investigation was launched September 22, 2023 after a local resident reported…

BOE approves $113K change order for FHS roof repairs

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County Board of Education members approved more than $880,000 in spending during their meeting last Thursday, October 24, including approval of a $112,900 change order that increased the total cost of the Flomaton High emergency roof repair project to $432,900. Deputy Director of Operations Shaun Goolsby told BOE members the change order was based on the total decking that had to be replaced,…

Blue Devils can’t hang with powerful Jags in season-ending setback

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer She’Marrion Matthews hauled in three touchdown passes from Jamarion Robinson last Friday, October 25, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a 45-22 win by Class 3A’s playoff-bound Hillcrest-Evergreen.Hillcrest’s Jaguars took a 19-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. Robinson and Matthews connected for the first time in the second quarter to make it 19-8, but ECHS never got closer.The Evergreen team posted 19…

Threat defused

APD tight-lipped about former Army bomb expert’s plan for homemade devices Lofton By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police refused this week to confirm or deny reports that a former U.S. Army explosives disposal technician suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) — arrested last Tuesday, October 15, after two homemade bombs were discovered inside his residence — had plans to detonate the devices, or whether the devices were even armed.In…