Sherry Digmon

Yellow Hat Society honors ECHS team
The team and coaches were joined by relatives at the event, from left, Deborah Thomas, Teresa Johnson, Shirley Williams, Willie Knight, Amanda Hunter, Hakeem Johnson, Anthony McCants, Stephen Williams, LaCarlos Thomas, Quinton Higgins, Irma Wilson, Amy Cabaniss, Layton Knight, Luverne Knight, Carolyn Banks. Members of the Yellow Hat Society, from left, Ann Lawrence, Paulette Wynn, Vasaroy Johnson, Janice Reynolds, Lillie Johnson, Shelia Williams, Bub Gideons and Teresa Dees. Not pictured…
Honoring the team, community supporters
The ECHS team, from left, Hakeem Johnson, Jacob Dirden, Terrence McNeil, Jamarcus Johnson, Anthony McCants, Stephen Williams, LaCarlos Thomas. Not pictured are Sheldon Williams, Conor McPherson, and Kaiden Arnold. Cabaniss presents a signed basketball to Sherry Digmon Mayor Jim Staff with a signed basketball Dale Ash received a keepsake By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Escambia County High School Culinary Arts Department honored the school’s basketball team with a reception Thursday,…
GECA to present ‘Miracle Worker’
The cast of “The Miracle Worker” By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts production of “The Miracle Worker” opens this week.Shown dates are March 31 through April 3, and April 7 through April 10. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m., Sunday shows at 2 p.m.Tickets are $15 and are available online at gecarts.org.For folks who don’t use the Internet for online tickets, Myrna…
Help for storm victims
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Almost before the winds died down, relief efforts were under way for the victims of Friday’s storm in the Poarch community. Big Oak trailer park on Jack Springs Road was devastated with several mobile homes destroyed from straight line winds. At least six families with public school students were displaced – most of the students attending Huxford Elementary School. Escambia County School superintendent Michele McClung,…
Safety at the bus shop
At the Atmore bus shop, from left, Timothy Dees, Billy Mills, Forrest Jones By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher I climbed the school bus steps, which seemed a little steeper than they did back in the day. I was looking for something. I looked first just in front of me – at the driver’s seat and under it. I didn’t know what I was looking for, just something out of the…