Author: Sherry Digmon

June McClendon at the blanket giveaway Saturday By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Sometimes people in crisis situations make promises to God. Sometimes the promise is kept, sometimes the promise is forgotten when the crisis passes.Saturday, December 16, June McClendon made good on her promise.Her story really begins earlier this year when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her life was already upside down as she was helping her husband battle…

Students sing about the U.S.A Student Tullulah Strawbridge and Robin Barrows Student Lake’lyn Boggan and Robbie Hayles By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Liberty Learning Foundation returned to Rachel Patterson Elementary School Thursday, December 14, three months after the initial visit to make sure second-graders from RPES and Huxford Elementary School (HES) know they are “The Next Great Americans.”Students finished 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program and gathered to celebrate…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher A number of people spent Thanksgiving serving others in Atmore. They were part of Gordon’s Giving, an initiative by the late Gordon Nichols’ family – dad and mom Randy and Melissa and sister Walton. They honor Gordon’s memory by providing meals to first responders and many others on Thanksgiving Day.The group worked at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church Boland Hall. Randy said they delivered 208 meals…

First-graders present a sign-language tribute By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Flomaton Elementary School and Flomaton High School held a combined Veterans Day program Thursday, November 9.FES Principal Courtney McBride began the program by talking about that day’s vocabulary word – gratitude. “We appreciate you with deep gratitude,” she told veterans in the audience.Presentation of the flag and Pledge of Allegiance were led byStudent Bear Brown presented the flag and led in…

Guest speakers Stephanie Buitron, Layton Knight Student Ariyana Young sings the National Anthem By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Escambia County High School Future Business Leaders of America put together the annual Veterans Day program Thursday, November 9.The program was student led, with Ariyana Young giving the invocation and singing the National Anthem. Iyriel Munlyn and Deangelo Richardson led the Pledge of Allegiance. Iyriel also presented the welcome.Na’Asia Reynolds, Stephen Williams, and…