Author: Sherry Digmon

By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher For Destiny Patterson and Alana Sigafoose, Café 251 is about community – something Alana learned from her dad, Boyd Sigafoose.“Dad would have loved that we have a restaurant,” she said. “One of the highlights for him was going to Buster’s and blowing smoke with all the old men. They were always at the round table. When we kids got to go, we sat in a corner,…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Escambia County (Ala.) school employees are scheduled to received state-mandated pay raises October 1, but at a special meeting June 8, the board of education approved a recommendation by Superintendent John Knott that raises begin with the employees’ contract year. Knott said the action was a way for the board to show their appreciation to employees who have worked through a challenging year. Also at…

From left, DeMarcus McMillian, AJ Beachy, Austin Snyder, Daniel Love, Cameron Cloud, Danny White, Zack Stewart, Dee Guy, Kyle Hostetler, Shane Rollin, Eugene Edwards, Trent Peebles, Chris Hughes, Gordon Brooks, Brandon Barber, Cody Norton, Guyel Martin, Logan Weber, umpire Raymond Robinson, Kentrae Boggan, Thaihee Staples, Adrian King, Josh Dorriety, Bailey Bass, home plate umpire Chris Harrison. Not pictured are Clay Smith, Tommy America and Josh Hochstetler. By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher…

Several members of the Legion and VFW with keynote speaker, from left, Jim Biggs, Marcus Stewart, Steve Reynolds, Billy Gates, Bobby Lanier, speaker CW5 Greg Turberville, Jack Wright, Paul Chason, René Bunch, Harold Madison, Mike Hanks, Glenn Wardrop, Ronnie Albritton, Lloyd Albritton, Richard Keesler, and Dave Graham. Greg Turberville comes home as keynote speaker By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Greg Turberville stopped several times as he was speaking, overcome with emotion…