Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Student cell phones banned at ECHS, ECMS
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Students at Escambia County High School and Escambia County Middle School are already getting used to a school day without their cell phones, and students in the rest of the county’s public schools are only a few months away from having to make the same adjustment.Superintendent of Education Dr. Michele Collier announced the new move during the Escambia County Board of Education’s April 18 meeting.…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Morgan Atmore Police Department narcotics officers arrested a Pouncey Road resident April 18 after execution of a search warrant turned up “several grams” of methamphetamine and several objects used in the ingestion of illegal substances.APD Sgt. Darrell McMann reported that officers took 33-year-old Leandra Nicole Morgan into custody without incident after discovering the contraband.Morgan was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) on one…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Sharon Brown Car Show more like a small festival
Nashville recording artist Ricky Crook entertained the crowd with acoustic versions of his songs and others. Danny Rolin was midair when he realized his bike wasn’t going to hit the ramp at the right ankle. Rolin injured his leg, back, neck and shoulder but did not require immediate medical attention. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Danny Rolin wanted last Saturday’s (April 20) Sharon Brown Car Show to be a bigger…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
APD warns about bogus satellite reps
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Reports have circulated across several Florida Panhandle communities over the past few weeks of bogus satellite service technicians and salespersons who have been “pushy” in their door-to-door effort to get inside the homes of residents.Apparently, the scam operation has now moved into Lower Alabama.Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said fake telecom representatives are requesting permission to enter homes or apartments to inspect satellite equipment but…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
City drafts ordinance governing expected tattoo, body-piercing establishment
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer When a Milton, Fla. tattoo and body modification artist expressed interest in applying to the City of Atmore for a license to operate a business here, a major problem cropped up. The city had no ordinance governing such an establishment.City Codes Enforcement Officer Greg Vaughn and City Attorney Larry Wettermark finally ironed out an ordinance that will be considered a part of the city’s zoning…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago