Don Fletcher

Felony arrests
Pensacola man charged after stimulant pills found in car Greene Kelly White Stacey Wiggins By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore residents arrested on felony charges during the period June 20-26, as well as non-residents arrested by local authorities on felony charges, included the following:*A Pensacola, Fla. man was arrested June 20 after Atmore police responded around noon to the 1800 block of South Main Street in reference to “a suspicious…
Atmore, Clio men turned down for parole
Duncan Austin By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Courtney Derrell Austin of Atmore, who is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for a 2009 robbery and murder conviction in Jefferson County, was denied parole during June 7 hearings by the parole board. He had been behind state bars for more than 15 years on the date he was considered for parole.Austin was also sentenced to 50 years (to…
Celebration of Life set for Tim, Jeanna Speegle
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The death toll from a June 18 wreck in Baldwin County increased to four on June 22 when Jeanna Speegle, wife of former Poarch Band of Creek Indians Chief Financial Officer Tim Speegle, succumbed to injuries she suffered in the crash, which also claimed the lives of her husband and two Pelham women.Jeanna Diane Carlisle Speegle and Daryl Timothy Speegle, residents of Trussville, were traveling…
Tribal CFO killed
Speegle among 3 fatally injured in crash near Robertsdale; wife critical Speegle By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Poarch Band of Creek Indians community was saddened by the Sunday, June 18, death of Chief Financial Officer Tim Speegle, who was one of three people killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Robertsdale.According to Robertsdale Police Department reports, David Colburn, 60, whose city of residence was not listed, was driving a black…
Daring rescue
Nokomis fireman pulls Satsuma man from burning car Gehman By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer For the past couple of years, right around vacation time, disaster has come looking for Frisco Gehman. So far, the 29-year-old Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department lieutenant has been able to meet it head-on and fight it to a draw.In 2022, Gehman saved a child from drowning while he and his wife, Charity, were on vacation. Last…