Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Election qualifying
Benjamin, Edwards, Wiggins only locals to face challengers By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The deadline for election qualifying came and went last Friday, November 10, without any late surprises.Two members of the Escambia County Board of Education, including its presiding officer, will face challenges for their respective seats in the March 5, 2024 Super Tuesday primary, as will the chairman of the Escambia County Commission.Chief Probate Clerk Natalie Rodgers reported…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
This year’s Perdido Veterans Day Program biggest yet
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Report If Perdido Elementary & Middle School’s annual salute to veterans gets much bigger, school officials will need to petition the Baldwin County School Board for a new gym.Principal Phillip Stewart said there is a good reason that seating was at a premium, parking spaces almost as scarce, for this year’s Veterans Day observance.“We’ve grown, student-wise,” he said. “We’ve added at least 100 or more students…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
PBCI’s new wireless network helps bridge ‘digital divide’
From left, Raymond Wiggins and Stephanie Bryan share a laugh prior to the ceremony. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Officials of Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Escambia Community Utilities and wireless provider BearCom jointly announced last week the completion of a $5.5 million project that is already providing high-speed internet service to portions of the tribal reservation and its surrounding area, where poor service or no service at all have…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Felony arrests
Deputies jail Atmore man for attempted murder Cooper Sims Lawson Gainey Hall By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 47-year-old Kelvin Bernard Cooper of Atmore on November 1, charging him in connection with a shooting incident that occurred at an undisclosed location.No details were available, but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows Cooper was processed into the facility on charges of attempted murder, discharging a…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Operation Christmas Child collections begin next week
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore’s Grace Fellowship Church will be one of 4,500 sites around the country where Operation Christmas Child (OCC) shoeboxes will be collected, starting next Monday, November 13.OCC, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, will conduct National Collection Week from Monday, November 13, until Monday, November 20.Volunteers will collect the shoeboxes — which the donor should fill with school supplies, personal care items and fun toys —…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago