Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Felony arrests
No taillights, expired tag lead to drug charges Giddins McClain Tecun Tunstall Brooks Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer *A Mobile man, 24-year-old William Conner Amerson Giddins, was arrested July 28 by Atmore police on felony and misdemeanor drug charges after he was pulled over for operating a vehicle without taillights and an obstructed, expired tag.While speaking with Giddins and his two passengers, the officer observed “suspicious behavior” and was…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
No parole for Atmore man, Brewton men
Warren Samuel McKenzie By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man and two Brewton men were among state inmates for whom parole was denied during recent hearings of the Alabama Pardons & Paroles Board.The Atmore man, David Paul Warren, was turned down during July 13 APPB hearings. Warren has served almost 7-1/2 years of a 20-year sentence he received after a 2016 conviction for an unnamed “offense against a person.”However,…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Ribbon cut for new IT Academy at ECHS
Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce officials and Ambassadors joined county education officials and school officials in the ceremonial ribbon cutting for ECHS’s IT Academy. Shown, from left, front row, Na’Asia Reynolds, Chloe Dawson, Shontia Martin, Iyriel Munlyn, Danielle Fails, Kenna Alverson, Mary Ruth Dortch, Jamison Gilman, Gracie Mosley; middle row, David Dobson, Sherry Digmon, Cindy Jackson, Michele McClung, Kike Pettaway, Michele Collier, Coleman Wallace, Mike Edwards, Shawn Lassiter, Jerome Webster;…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
New owner
Patterson Street Apartments getting makeover Painting materials outside freshly painted apartments. Portion of a wing before renovation By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Nathan Byrd doesn’t live in Atmore, but he now owns property here. Therefore, the Saraland businessman has two goals in mind as he reclaims Patterson Street Apartments, a 77-unit complex that for many years has been a local eyesore and a haven for criminal activity.“That’s what I’ve been…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Perdido man arrested for threats, property destruction
Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Perdido man, recognized as fitting the description of a man who is the subject of several outstanding arrest warrants, had two felony charges tacked on after he went berserk when Atmore police tried to take him into custody.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that 23-year-old Joshua Tyler Johnson was arrested around 10:15 a.m. on July 20. Johnson apparently expressed his displeasure with…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago