Author: Sherry Digmon

That look when you think you’re about to hit the water! HES principal Leah Fuqua takes her turn in the dunking booth. Go fish – HES teacher Mandy Strawbridge takes care of prizes in the fish pond. HES teacher Cheyanne Ikner, seated right, works her 28th HES Fall Carnival. This year she was assisted by her mom, Ginger Caraway, seated next to her, and daughter Haley Leachman, standing. By SHERRY…

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Escambia County Training School alumni held their annual Gathering Friday, September16. This was the first reunion since 2019. The Gathering is always hosted by the Class of 1967.Among those attending were the following:1951: Elnetta Johnson Thomas1955: Rosetta Johnson Sims1956: Delois Cambell Gandy1957: Bishop Willie Lee Williams, Pastor Isabell Ephraim Brazzell1959: Carolyn Flavor Deshield, Harold Dailey, Lois Brazzell McKenzie, Mary Brazzell Manning1960: Emma Johnson Thomas1963: Clarence Hudson,…

From left, Maria Ewing, Alaina Ewing, Raquel Ewing Alaina Ewing shows an illustration of the sky in transformation By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher It isn’t often elementary school students get to meet an author. And it’s certainly a rarity when an author visits a school and reads her book to the students.Friday, September 16, author Alaina Colleen Ewing visited Rachel Patterson Elementary School and read her book to kindergarten and first-grade…

Class of 1982 Class of 1992 Class of 1997 Class of 2012 Blue Devil Barbara Whatley By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Escambia County High School homecoming parade rolled Friday afternoon, September 16, with floats and trailers bearing alumni and school officials; the ECHS Blue Legion Band marching and playing; and a host of folks along the parade route.In years past, the weather has often been cooler for homecoming, but then…