Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

BOE authorizes $1.4M spending
New phones, intercoms, capital projects included By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education worked through a lengthy agenda that included numerous funding matters during the BOE meeting held last Thursday (October 27) at Escambia County High School. By the time the meeting ended, the board had approved or considered approval of almost $2 million in expenditures — most of it from Elementary and Secondary School…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
No parole for Atmore men, Brewton sex offender
English Woods Dirden By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three state inmates who were convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court, including two Atmore men, will each apparently remain in prison for another five years after the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles rejected their applications for parole.Amirr Raheem English, who was convicted of second-degree robbery in 2021, was denied parole during hearings held October 19 by the board. English was also…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
ECHS drops season finale to Northview
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Anyone watching last Friday’s (October 28) Escambia County High School –Northview High (Fla.) football matchup might have thought he or she was watching a rerun of the previous week’s ECHS contest.Just as the ECHS Blue Devils had against Orange Beach on October 21, they held their own for most of the first half against the previously undefeated Chiefs, then were overwhelmed by a stronger opponent.This…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
AFD talks fire safety, prevention to schools, Scouts
At Rachel Patterson Elementary School, firefighters Dee Guy, left, and Eugene Edwards talk to students. Attending the fire department’s October 18 demonstration in the parking lot of First United Methodist Church were Cub Scouts Pack 275 members, front row from left, Gerard Benauer (Tiger), Joshua McIntyre (Lion), Nathaniel McIntyre (Lion); second row, from left, Marshall Nall (Webelos), Samuel McIntyre (Arrow of Light), Dillon Seamons (Arrow of Light), Dean Marks (Arrow…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
No chaos… yet
Traffic flow affected, but not badly, after city’s main intersection blocked By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police continued early Tuesday (October 25) to monitor the traffic situation within the city after CSX Transportation closed the city’s main intersection late Monday night. Chief Chuck Brooks said things moved smoothly overnight and continued to do so into Tuesday morning, even during the rush hour, but he anticipated that the situation…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago