Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

No parole for man convicted of Atmore, Bay Minette robberies
Gray By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles recently denied parole for an Atmore man who was convicted in 2012 of robbing two Atmore businesses and one in Bay Minette.Shoat Bryon Gray was sentenced to 20 years in prison after his second-degree robbery conviction. He was also sentenced to a pair of 15-year sentences for first-degree robbery but is serving them concurrently with the lesser…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Supreme Court clears way for execution of convicted killer
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hunt The Alabama Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision announced last week, has cleared the way for the execution of death row inmate Gregory Hunt, nearly 35 years after he was convicted of the 1988 beating death of a Walker County woman.All nine justices signed off on a ruling that authorized the execution to begin no less than 30 days from the date the order…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Felony arrests
Drunken Fla. man jailed after ‘not getting it his way’ at BK By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period May 30-June 2:Timothy Thomas Thomas The 55-year-old Pensacola, Fla. man was arrested June 2 after he attempted to jump the counter at Atmore’s Burger King and fight an employee who the man claimed had gotten his…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
SAIL Center staff, residents say fond farewell to Staff
From left, Charlotte Purvis, Shawn Lassiter and Jim Staff compete in a ballon-blowing contest. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer If there was one constant during Jim Staff’s 13 years as mayor of Atmore, it was his regular visits to the city’s Senior Activities for Independent Living (SAIL) Center.Staff’s final SAIL Center visit as mayor came last Wednesday, May 28, when the facility’s staff and about three dozen of the seniors…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago
Gathering dust!
From left, Jamie Crawford passes through the detector as Shaun Goolsby uses a wand to confirm that Crawford has no dangerous objects on his person. Some schools using metal detectors only sparingly, some not at all By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Escambia County School System officials admitted during a workshop prior to the March 22 school board meeting that the metal detectors purchased last year to strengthen security at…
by Don Fletcher access_time10 months ago