Year: 2019

Sherry Digmon

Homecoming set at Bethel UMC
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Bethel United Methodist Church is holding homecoming services August 25 and the congregation is pleased to have the Rev. Jean Spikes bringing the message. If you talk with most women in the clergy in the United Methodist Church, they’ll tell you whose shoulders they stand on – Rev. Jean Spikes’ shoulders. She was the first female ordained minister in the Methodist denomination and has been…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
A Washington success story
One of the first actions I took after being elected in 2013 was to visit all the hospitals in Southwest Alabama. Big and small, rural and urban, I visited them all. And I spoke directly with doctors and hospital leadership about issues they and their communities faced. I did this because the importance of hospitals to the communities they serve is so great. When industries look at potential locations to…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
Atmore Chamber-Brewton Career Center job fair scheduled
News Staff Report Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Brewton Career Center in hosting the 2019 Fall Job Fair, which will take place on Thursday, September 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Club, located at 1927 Highway 21 North in Atmore. The event is free for attendees and participants. Job-seekers will have the opportunity to meet and learn about local and surrounding area employers who…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
DOC is hiring
Career fair set for September 5 News Staff Report Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Career Fair will be held Thursday, September 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Atmore City Hall. ADOC is seeking to hire correctional officer trainees and correctional security guards as well as support personnel, stewards, maintenance personnel, administrative support assistant and healthcare professionals. The ADOC offers a competitive salary and benefits which include * 13 annual,…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Getting married?
New process soon to be in place Special to Atmore News The following information was provided by Escambia County Probate Judge Doug Agerton’s office: Beginning August 29, 2019, couples in Alabama will begin following a different path in the process of becoming legally married, as lawmakers approved a bill in the 2019 legislative session that changes documents and proceedings necessary for a marriage to be valid. The new law removes…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago