Sherry Digmon

Honoring citizens, Rosa Parks
Dr. Maurice Moore presents the Rosa Parks Citizen Award to Betty Cox Toya McMillian presents the Rosa Parks Trail Blazer award to Brian Stallworth The head table, from left, Mayor Jim Staff, Eddie Hill, Mayor Stanley Stallworth, Bea Forniss, Bridget Golden, Rev. Willie Hawthorne, Dr. Zickeyous Byrd. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Greater Mt. Triumph fellowship hall is usually packed with folks for the annual Rosa Parks Breakfast presented by…
Woman charged with arson
Fire destroys home near McCullough Ferrell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman was arrested February 3 after she allegedly set a fire that destroyed a home near McCullough.Escambia County Detention Center records show that 36-year-old Amy Michelle Ferrell was booked into the facility on a charge of first-degree arson.Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Billy Blair reported that ECSO officers were sent to the scene of the destructive fire,…
Extension cord blamed for 5th Ave. fire
The home’s front portion suffered the most fire damage. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An extension cord attached to a space heater is being cited as the most likely source of a fire that broke out around mid-morning last Friday, February 4, and destroyed an Atmore home.Atmore Fire Department reports show that city firefighters were dispatched at 9:53 a.m. to 511 5th Avenue, where the residential structure was ablaze.The home,…
DRA approves $300K for peanut mill
Special to Atmore News The City of Atmore will receive more than $300,000 in Delta Regional Authority (DRA) funds for Phase II of Project Nautilus, construction of a new rail transload yard that will support the Coastal Growers peanut processing plant and other existing and new industries located in Atmore Industrial Park.The investment covers about 10 percent of the anticipated $3.1 million cost of the transload yard, which is projected…
Newsweek names UB state’s best small bank
Special to Atmore News United Bank, a subsidiary of United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc., was listed as the Best Small Bank in Alabama by Newsweek, part of the magazine’s 2022 list of America’s Best Banks, which the publication releases annually in partnership with LendingTree.“This honor is recognition of our commitment to meeting our customers’ needs and providing an exceptional banking experience in even the most challenging times for our customers…