Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

Chamber donates to ECHS Choir
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce donated $1,000 to the Escambia County High School Choir for their trip to New York. Shown at the presentation Friday, January 27, are, from left, front, choir members Jeremy Johnson, Adonis Williams, Valecia Nickson, Ziah Young; back, Chamber Vice President Brandy Giger, Chamber Executive Director Sheryl Vickery, Chamber President Chris Singleton, ECHS Choir Director Conrad Weber, ECHS Principal Dennis Fuqua, Chamber Board Member Ellis…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Cub Scouts hold Pinewood Derby
Cub Scout Pack 275 held their 17th annual Pinewood Derby Saturday, January 28, in the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Scout Zander Crawford served as emcee of the event. Participating in the derby were the following Scouts and adults: Tiger Den – Levi Crawford, Tyrezz Henderson, Jackson Sellers Wolf Den – Michael Brazwell, Asher Covington, Ja’Vion George, Roosevelt Jefferson Bear Den – Ty Gregson, Karson Hinton Webelos – Eli…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
PCRC honors Dr. King
The Progressive Civic and Recreational Club honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a service Sunday, January 15, at Power Pentecostal Holiness Church. This was the 31st annual observance of the day set aside to honor the civil rights leader. The theme was “The Hour Has Come.” Scripture was John 13:1 – “Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Laughter, tears, music, surprises – Chamber annual meeting a true celebration
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce 71st Annual Meeting will be remembered as one of surprises. Breaking with tradition, the Chamber awarded not one but two Citizen of the Year awards. Two bank presidents and the Chamber committed to help local students get to Carnegie Hall in New York. About 250 people at the Chamber “banquet” Thursday, January 26, shared laughter and tears, heard good music, and celebrated Atmore and…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
‘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