Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

Hall of Fame to induct 12
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher As happened with so many events, Covid shut down the Atmore Area Hall of Fame for three years. But the HOF committee has met, considered new nominations and previous nominations and is planning an induction ceremony to be held in May.According to HOF committee chairman Billy Conn Madison and committee member Ann Gordon, 12 individuals will be inducted in an effort to “catch up.”Inductees are James…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago
ECHS honors football players, friends
By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Escambia County High School coaching staff and administration honored the Blue Devils football team with a program and banquet Monday evening, April 3.The first honoree was actually not an athlete at all. ECHS Principal Kike Pettaway presented the Blue Devil Community MVP Award to Lillie Johnson who was a tremendous help to Pettaway and Athletic Director and Head Coach Vincent Harris when they came to…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago
Coach Torrence passes away
Cornell Torrence By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Thursday morning, March 23, Coach Cornell Torrence will be memorialized in the gymnasium that bears his name.Coach Torrence passed away Monday, March 20. Thursday at 11 a.m., a Celebratory Service will be held in the Escambia County High School Cornell Torrence Gymnasium. In February 2015, the Escambia County Board of Education named the gym in honor of Coach Torrence, a testament to a man…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago
The gift of sight
From left, Michele Collier, Stephanie Alaniz, Nancy Karrick, Bub Gideons, Patty Davis By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Three local organizations joined forces recently to help give the gift of sight – and they appealed to school children and their families to help with this project.The organizations include Delta Kappa Gamma Society (Gamma Omega Chapter in Atmore), Atmore Lions Club and the Escambia County School System.In January, representatives of the Lions Club…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago
Dr. Seuss Day at RPES
Atmore municipal court clerk Van Hughes with his class By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Up and down the halls, you could hear Green Eggs and Ham; Oh, The Places You’ll Go; The Cat in the Hat, and more from author Dr. Seuss. Friday, March 3, was Dr. Seuss Day reader event at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, and a number of folks from the community came by to read to individual classes.Readers…
by Sherry Digmon access_time2 years ago