Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Weber looks to establish youth choir
Rehearsals start next Monday Weber By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Conrad Weber, who directed the choirs at Escambia County Middle School and Escambia County High School for more than 10 years, is now in the process of putting into play an idea he has had for about that length of time.Weber, whose ECHS senior choir earned an appearance at famed Carnegie Hall as part of a nationwide mass choir, is…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Brewton men denied parole
Evans Reid By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Brewton men — neither a stranger to state prison — were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Ron Merrell Reid, who is serving his third drug-related stint behind state bars since 2011, and James Autrey Evans, who is in state prison for the third time since 2008, were each turned down in their respective bid for…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Women jailed on drug, other charges in separate incidents
Dailey Roberts Bullard By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two local women and a Florida woman were arrested recently on felony drug and other charges after separate incidents in which drugs weren’t the primary reason for police intervention.According to Atmore Police Department reports, the first incident stemmed from a traffic top and resulted in the arrest of two female Atmore residents.The traffic stop occurred around 8:55 a.m. when a patrol officer…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
3-and-out
EA, Coach Brandon Wilcox part ways Wilcox By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia Academy officials haven’t said why they made such a change after only three games, but they confirmed Monday (September 19) that Brandon Wilcox, hired in May to replace Hugh Fountain as head football coach and athletic director, had been relieved of his duties.Powerhouse Sports broke the news on its Twitter page early Monday afternoon, stating that the…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Student with BB gun causes ECHS lockdown
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Escambia County High School student was taken into custody last Friday, September 16, after he had what turned out to be a BB gun in his backpack.Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said several lawmen were already at the school due to a homecoming pep rally and other homecoming events that were being conducted. The presence allowed authorities to quickly and quietly quell the situation.“We…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago