Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Council OKs airport grant applications
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Four of five Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during the panel’s Monday (September 12) meeting to a pair of resolutions allowing the city to apply for airport improvement grants, as well as a resolution approving the purchase a new piece of equipment for the streets and sanitation department.With District 4 rep and Mayor Pro Tem Shawn Lassiter absent due to a work conflict,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
No parole for Brewton man
Dixon By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Brewton man, initially charged with attempted murder after a violent 2014 assault on his wife but eventually convicted of a lesser charge, was denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Roger Anthony Dixon was arrested in March 2014 after the domestic incident. He originally faced charges of attempted murder, domestic violence-strangulation, sexual torture and first-degree kidnapping.A jury convicted…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Miller execution still set for Sept. 22
Miller By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The clock continues to wind down for 57-year-old Alan Eugene Miller, who was sentenced to die for the 1999 murders of three Birmingham-area men. Miller’s execution is set for next Thursday, September 22.Miller, who is said to be mentally disturbed but not enough to justify his deadly shooting rampage of 23 years ago, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility,…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Blue Devils fall to St. Michael, suffer first setback
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High’s football team opened this season with two straight wins, just the fourth time since 2010 the team has managed such a feat. The accomplishment apparently lulled the young ECHS players into a false sense of security as they took the field last Friday, September 9, against Class 4A, Region 1 foe St. Michael Catholic.It didn’t take long for that to change.While ECHS…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Urgent Care opens
From left, Andy Gartman, David Dobson, Kim Himes, Anna Ellis, Keith Horton, Jim Johnson, Brad Lowery, Sharon Davidson, Nancy Lowrey, Al Holley, Debbie Rowell, Delois Wilson, Bo Brantley, David Nolin, Jo Nolin, JoLynn Godwin, Nolan Godwin, Gordon Godwin, Erin Hankins and Candace Wooten hold the ribbon just prior to it being cut. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer About 100 people, from high school students to state lawmakers, got the opportunity…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago