Author: Don Fletcher

Rounsavall By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore businessman Shawn Rounsavall was released from the Escambia County Detention Center last week after spending just over three months behind bars.According to an employee of the jail’s booking and release division, Rounsavall’s $500,000 bond was posted May 30 by an area bonding agency. A request by Rounsavall’s attorney for a reduction in the bond had been rejected earlier by District Court Judge Eric…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Gov. Kay Ivey announced recently that Atmore Police Department has been awarded a $24,000 grant for the purchase of new software for APD’s in-car computers, an upgrade that will make it easier for officers to share information while on patrol.APD Chief Chuck Brooks said the latest round of funding provides money to help enhance an important aspect of police work.“When we have an opportunity to…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education, sitting one member short, gave unanimous approval during a June 1 special meeting to the expenditure of more than $650,000 to pave the way for portable classrooms at Flomaton Elementary School, which is, figuratively speaking, bursting at the seams.The action increases the estimated cost to nearly $1 million of helping the school deal with a continued influx of students…

1 killed, 1 injured in city’s 10th gun-involved incident this year By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police were still investigating at midweek a predawn Monday (May 29) shooting that left an Atmore man dead and another wounded. The exchange of gunfire was at least the 10th shooting incident in the community this year, the third that resulted in the death of a local resident.Both victims were taken to Atmore…