Author: Sherry Digmon

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…

LaTia Wright recites “Hey Black Child” James Wilson Jr., left, and Terry Allen served as Directors of Order By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Rachel Patterson Elementary School second-grades presented this year’s Black History program Friday, February 24.James Wilson Jr. and Terry Allen served as Directors of Order. Leading the Pledge of Allegiance were Steven Banks, Jeremiah Dirden, Lillie Kate O’Brien, and Ayden West.Ryla Crayton and Melanie Williams presented the Welcome.LaTia Wright…

At the program, from left, Coleman Wallace, Karean Reynolds, Forrest Jones, Catadro North, George Brown The ECMS Band performs under the direction of Michael Williams By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The theme of Escambia County Middle School’s Black History program was “Thanking the Past As We Live in the Present.”Celebrating accomplishments by Black Americans, students indeed blended past and present.Student Sa’Riyah Jones served as Master of Ceremonies.The program began with a…

The honorees, seated, from left, Velma Dailey, Edna Grant, Daisy Williams, Ceola Hubert, McKinley Dailey; back, Gene Moore, Pastor Edgar McCarthy, Altovise McNeil, Gasha Curry, Lucille Matthews, Celynn McCarthy, Michael Baldwin. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Six church members were honored at Faith Tabernacle Holiness Church Saturday evening, February 25 – not just any church members, the revered senior citizens whose ages totaled 520 years.Mother Ida Nell Baldwin – 98 years…