Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

‘We Give You Jesus’
Thursday afternoon, January 26, 1 p.m., Gospel Light Church Sanctuary. The first broadcast. The National Anthem. On the air. David Gehman and his parents, the Rev. Martin and Vernie Gehman, at the microphones. And a new radio station was born – WGYJ-LP (We Give You Jesus), 93.5 FM. The Gehman family is not new to radio, having worked with Tom and Ernestine Miniard at WATM, and having their own station,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Rosa Parks Breakfast planned
Every year, a group of area citizens gather to honor the memory of Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005), considered to be the Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. They meet for breakfast and a program on a Saturday near her birthday. Selma Mayor Darrio Melton is the guest speaker for this year’s Rosa Parks breakfast to be held Saturday, February 4, at 9 a.m., in…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
ECMS shines at BOE meeting
The Escambia County Board of Education met Thursday, January 19, at Escambia County Middle School. Although the board was honored as part of School Board Recognition Month, it was the ECMS Enrichment students who stole the show. They gave a presentation on Stealing Freedom, a book they read in class. But it was so much more than a book report. They displayed life-size characters they created as well as quilt…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Family science at Rachel Patterson
Rachel Patterson Elementary School hosted Family Science Night Thursday, January 12, as part of the PTO meeting. Parents, grandparents and guardians were invited to join the students and faculty for a night of fun and Safety Smart Experiments. In some cases, siblings from other schools and younger siblings came with their parents. Shown at one of the experiment stations are students, from left, Elijah Martin, Di’Jaylen Stevens, Walker Martin (Elijah…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Top spellers compete
The top spellers in grades 3 through 8 in Escambia County public schools participated in a district-wide spelling bee Thursday, January 12, at Flomaton High School. The media center was packed as seven students in grades 3 through 5 and six students in grades 6 through 8 went head to head with some really tough words. Participants were Jaelyn Bloodsworth, Pollard McCall Junior High; Ashley Boutwell, Flomaton Elementary; Abby Burkett,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago