Author: Sherry Digmon

The event team, from left, Delois Purdue, Eunice Johnson, Ruthie Williams, Whitney Floyd From left, Minister Brandon Tanner, Eunice Johnson, and Pastor Gary Whitley By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Eunice Johnson has a number of interests she’s involved in including community food drives and the annual Patterson Street Fun Day. But one of her deepest interests – and her mission – is to raise autism awareness.Saturday afternoon, April 5, she hosted…

Julia Grant, 8, and her family came from Molino to attend the festival. Lane McGhee, 8, and a new friend By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Turtle Point Science Center in Flomaton hosted a Butterfly Festival Saturday, April 5. Folks were invited into the Shirley West Butterfly House to see butterflies up close and personal – even on a finger.In addition, Jimmy Stiles presented an amphibian show and a reptile show during…

Omar Redmon, left, and Don Metzler From left, Patty and Jerry Davis talk with Omar Redmon and Don Metzler following the program By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher We Care Spring Tour ended Saturday night, March 30, with the Prison Ministry Banquet held at Grace Fellowship in Atmore. (The event had been rescheduled from March 15 due to inclement weather.)We Care President Don Metzler said the team on this year’s tour traveled…

Scott Mann, left, and UB CEO and President Mike Vincent By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Former Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann had tours all over the world including Colombia, Iraq, and multiple tours in Afghanistan. He lost 23 buddies in conflict. Some on the battlefield. Some on the battlefield back home.He admitted he had some mental health issues himself when he came back home. He said when he walked into…

Members and friends gathered to pray and comfort each other By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher One of the members said the church is not the building. The church is the people. And the people were determined to be the church Sunday morning as members and friends of First Presbyterian Church gathered Sunday morning at 10:30 for a prayer service and a time of fellowship.The church burned Saturday night, but Sunday morning,…