Sherry Digmon

YLA Class of 2017 graduates
Members of the Youth Leadership Atmore Class of 2017 were honored with a graduation ceremony and reception Sunday afternoon, April 30. Guest speaker was Alabama Representative Alan Baker. He encouraged the class to express their appreciation to the people who have invested in their lives – parents, grandparents, educators, community leaders. Rep. Baker talked about the truth in the slogan “Be all you can be.” “Some people wait for something…
Yard of the Month
The Pride of Atmore Committee began a new initiative this week. Actually, they’ve revived an old Atmore tradition – the Yard of the Month. The first award recipients were Floyd and Betty Adams on Main Street. Floyd said he didn’t think his yard was worthy of the award, but he was grateful and honored. Committee members are shown with Floyd and Betty at the presentation Monday, May 1, from left,…
Forum focuses on youth, community
The Community Foundation of South Alabama in collaboration with the David Mathews Center for Civic Life conducted a community forum regarding the future the community Wednesday, April 26. The forum was entitled, “Charting Our Course: Our Community, Our Children, Our Future.” The forum series is focused on the future of southwest Alabama’s young people, and includes forums in Washington, Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, and Monroe counties. The purpose…