Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

A different Veterans Day
Not sure I could write more about these unusual times than has been written. The uncertainty caused by the pandemic continues as cases are spiking around the country. Families and friends are rethinking Thanksgiving traditions, changing plans, in some cases sacrificing this year in order to hopefully have many more in the future. Veterans Day was different this year. While some schools usually have programs and ceremonies to honor our…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
White to be sworn in at next BOE meeting
White By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education meets Thursday, November 19, 4:30 p.m., at the Central Office in Brewton. That meeting will mark the end of an era as Chairman W.J. Grissett, District 5, ends his 24-year tenure on the board, the last 10 as chairman. Loumeek White will be sworn in as the District 5 board member. At the next meeting, the board will…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
Did you see that coming?
As I look back, maybe I should have realized what was happening. Early last week, New Orleans was bracing for Hurricane Sally. Then the storm took a little turn toward the Louisiana-Mississippi line, then a little more toward Gulfport. Wait … then Sally seemed to take aim at the Mississippi-Alabama line. Then it was all Alabama. Gulf Shores to be more exact. And up to Atmore. Category 2 at the…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
Do your part!
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Officials have asked, begged, cajoled, done everything but get on bended knee. And they might do that if they thought it would motivate people to fill out their census forms. If you think the census data doesn’t matter, it does. It affects federal funding –healthcare, education resources, transportation, housing – and representation in Congress, and more. Most recent information shows that Alabama ranks dead last…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
Main Street Atmore taking off
The team, from left, Courtney Bennett, Randy Wilson, Niki Bryan, Mary Helmer, Jay Schlinsog. By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Interest in Main Street Atmore is high as evidenced by the attendance at the public Main Street Alabama resource team meeting Thursday, September 3. More than 70 people – mostly distanced and masked – met in the city hall auditorium to hear possible revitalization plans for Atmore. Those plans were met…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago