Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Council appoints HPC member, OKs special events license
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members knocked out a two-item business agenda in less than five minutes during their Monday, February 13, meeting.The only business items taken care of Monday were the appointment of an individual to a city commission and the issuance of a special business license.First, Lori Stinson was appointed to serve a one-year term on the city’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). (Commission members do…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
W.S. Neal 6th grader wins county spelling bee
The 10 contestants, shown from left, were Naomi Updike, Madison Perez, Julianna Grimes, Catherine Rexroat, LaRoyia Turner, Charlotte Fuqua, Brylon McGhee, Brenner Wallace, Olivia Stuckey, Danielle Akers. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Olivia Stuckey, a sixth grader at W.S. Neal Middle School, correctly spelled “gridiron” and “caterpillar” in the ninth round last Wednesday, February 8, to edge out Flomaton High eighth grader Julianna Grimes and win the 2022-23 Escambia County…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Deadly crossing
Local man killed instantly when freight train slams into SUV Rescue personnel await arrival of the county coroner. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 19-year-old Perdido man was killed instantly when a CSX freight train slammed into his SUV at the Martin Luther King Drive crossing early Sunday evening.The wreck claimed the life of Koby Wooten of Perdido, son of Melissa Wall and Ed Wooten. He is also survived by…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
‘Historic day’
5 ECHS student athletes accept college, prep school offers The signees, from left, C’Anna Betts, Jumarcus Lee, Kaiden Arnold, Carmelo “C-Dot” Turner, Anthony McCants By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer In what is being called a historic day for the school, five Escambia County High School (ECHS) student athletes formally signed scholarships or grants-in-aid to compete at the collegiate or prep school level.The event took place on National Signing Day (last…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Monroeville man arrested for meth possession
Amos By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 54-year-old Monroe County man was arrested here February 1 on felony drug possession charges after police received a report around 7:15 a.m. of a “suspicious person” loitering near the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Ridgeley Street.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that officers questioned the man, later identified as Michael Amos of Monroeville, and “developed probable cause” to search him.The search turned…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago