Sherry Digmon

Honoring first responders
Some of the first responders honored, from left, ESCO Deputy Wallace Carter, Bay Minette Police Cpl. Arthur Odom, ESCO Sergeant Matt Rabren, ESCO Sheriff Heath Jackson, ESCO Major Billy Blair. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Huxford Elementary School administration, faculty, staff and students welcomed the area’s law enforcement officers and emergency personnel to a luncheon in their honor Thursday, September 8. The event was “In Honor of Those Who Always Get…
Brantley speaks to Lions Club
President Chuck Brooks, left, and speaker John Brantley By NANCY KARRICKSpecial to Atmore News The Atmore Lions Club met Wednesday, September 7, in the First Baptist Church fellowship hall. President Lion Chuck Brooks called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Lion Dr. Kevin Garrett gave the blessing. Whitney Floyd and Brett Helton were introduced as guests and listened with the 17 others as…
BOE earns training award
Members of the Escambia County Board of Education were presented with an award at the Fall District 1 Thursday September 8, held at the Saraland Early Education Center in Saraland. Fifteen boards make up District 1. Escambia was one of only four that received the 2021-2022 Team Training Achievement Award. Board members are shown, from left, Danny Benjamin, Kevin Hoomes, Cindy Jackson, Sherry Digmon, Superintendent Michele McClung, Coleman Wallace, Mike…
Obituaries, week of September 14, 2022
Martha J. Miller  Miller                      Ms. Martha J. Miller, age 80, of Mobile, Ala., passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 in Mobile.  She was born in Atmore, Ala. to Kelon Augusta and Buna Hardy Norris. She was of the Assemblies of God faith.  She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers and three sisters. Ms. Miller is survived by her son, Chris (Mary) Miller of Mobile; her brothers,…
Branding Atmore
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Main Street Atmore unveiled the city’s new brand during a branding launch Thursday, September 1. You might think of a brand as merely a logo, but according to Main Street Atmore Executive Director Niki Bryan, it’s much more than that.“A brand makes an impact,” she said. “It’s more than a logo and colors. It’s how outsiders view the community as a whole and how we view…