Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Annual Salute
Military men, women honored at Perdido school’s annual Veterans Day celebration Young patriots wave their flags during the Veterans Day program By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Just as it has been in previous years, it was standing-room-only for the guests, sitting-on-the-floor-room only for the students when Perdido Elementary and Middle School presented its annual Salute to Veterans last Wednesday, November 6.The yearly tribute to the men and women who wear…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Curfew coming?
Police chief vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to curtail gun violence in city By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said last week that enough is enough, that city police would use every resource available, including a possible citywide curfew, to put an end to the gun violence that continues to threaten the safety of the entire community.Brooks announced last Friday, November 1, that city detectives…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Former mayor Rodney Owens passes
Owens By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Former Atmore Mayor Dr. Rodney Owens, a local chiropractor who later taught Agriculture Science classes at Escambia County High School (ECHS), passed away Sunday morning, November 2, after a brief illness.Owens served as the city’s chief executive from 1996 to 2000, between the first and second Howard Shell administrations. As mayor, he supported historic preservation and the arts, applying for several grants that were…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
ECSO K-9 officer found dead after being left in cruiser overnight
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) deputy was fired and faces criminal charges after he left the K-9 officer in his charge inside his vehicle for several hours, causing the canine’s death.The county lawman reportedly finished an overnight shift, went home and went to bed, with the animal still inside the ECSO patrol vehicle. When he awoke, he found the four-legged deputy’s body.The human deputy,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago
Wallace, Hoomes chosen as BOE’s president, VP
From left Kevin Hoomes, Superintendent Dr. Michele Collier and Coleman Wallace By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The Monday, November 4, meeting of the Escambia County Board of Education marked a changing of the guard, in more ways than one. BOE members selected, by a 4-3 vote, District 7’s Coleman Wallace as the board’s new president, then gave unanimous approval to the selection of District 1’s Kevin Hoomes as vice…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 months ago