Author: Don Fletcher

Overton By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 26-year-old Atmore woman was arrested March 24 and charged with felony-grade domestic violence and child endangerment.No details were provided, but the Escambia County Detention Center website indicates that Shayna Brianne Overton, who was arrested by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies, remained in the facility late Monday, March 27.She is being held on one count each of second-degree domestic violence, a Class B felony…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A quarrel between a patient and a visitor led to the dispatch “in an abundance of caution” of city police to Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) last Wednesday, March 22.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann said this week that dispatchers sent all available units to the local hospital after receiving a report of a possible gunshot at the medical center.“A patient was arguing with a visitor…

Gregson North Vickery By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers arrested an Atmore resident and a Uriah resident on felony marijuana possession charges and a third arrest involving a lesser amount of pot.Clint Gregson, 49, of Uriah was arrested March 21 by Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office deputies on one count each of first-degree possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, trafficking in a controlled substance…