Sherry Digmon

ECHS winning door
The theme of Escambia County High School homecoming was “There’s no place like home – coming.” Wizard of Oz images abounded in the parade and in the fiercely competitive door decoration contest. Teacher Kim Eddins’ homeroom won the door contest this year (as voted on by alumni), with a spinning tornado on top of the house, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, and of course, the Blue Devil. Shown…
Junior class wins parade’s top honor (with parade photo gallery)
The Escambia County High School junior class won first place in the homecoming parade Friday, September 29. Keeping with the theme – There’s no place like home-coming – the float had a rainbow, a brick road, and a house. View our photo gallery from the parade below: News photos by Ditto Gorme and Sherry Digmon  
Blacksher beats Excel in overtime
By KATIE WIGGINS News Sports Writer The J.U. Blacksher Bulldogs beat their rival, the Excel Panthers, in overtime, Friday night. Cooper Dean kicked the game winning field goal for the second week in a row. The Bulldogs played in Excel for the Panthers’ homecoming, in front of a packed house. The Panthers were predicted to win 35-14 with a record of 1-3 on the season. The Bulldogs went into the…
EA homecoming court
The Escambia Academy homecoming queen will be crowned at the game Friday night, October 6. Shown is the EA homecoming court, from left, Junior Maid – Emma Caroline Sasser; Senior Maids – Melanie Kate Fournier, Sydnie Lassiter, Victoria Sawyer; Freshman Maid – Gabby Williams; Sophomore Maid – Anna Ruth Smith. News photo by Ditto Gorme
Carney Lodge making child ID kits
By DANIEL LOWERY Special to Atmore News Carney Lodge of Atmore will sponsor a booth at Williams Station Day (inside the YMCA) for the purpose of making child identification kits. By doing this. hopefully, if one child is found, it’s worth every ounce of energy put into this. With each kit there will be fingerprints, photos and video. Each one will be given a paper with cards attached with the…