Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

Distinguished Young Women different this year
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Later this month, hundreds of people should be gathering in Woodfin Patterson Auditorium on the campus of Coastal Alabama Community College in Brewton. Should be gathering, but won’t. This year, the coronavirus has affected the Distinguished Young Women program as it has most other events. Coordinators Suzanne Barnett and Molly Barnett have had to be creative in continuing the program at all this year. “We…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
School administrators get pay increase
BOE approves personnel changes By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education has met in two special sessions recently – Tuesday, June 30, and Monday, July 6. Special sessions are not unusual this time of year with routine “housekeeping” matters needing attention. At the meeting on July 6, the board approved the salary schedule for all system employees plus approved a “3 percent salary adjustment increase for…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
First Assembly hosts ‘Celebration of Freedom’
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The congregation of Atmore First Assembly hosted their 31st annual patriotic presentation “Celebration of Freedom” Sunday, June 28. The program is always held the Sunday before July 4th, and it’s an excellent way to usher in America’s birthday. Each year, veterans are honored in general and a few are selected for individual recognition. This year six veterans were honored. First Assembly Pastor Bro. Don Davis…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
Fostering relationships
Pastor Bernard Bishop, left, and Pastor Joshua Long By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Two meetings to foster better relations have been held in Atmore over the past few weeks. At the end of the last meeting, a couple of pastors put their words into a plan. Pastor Bernard Bishop, Destiny Worship Center, and Pastor Joshua Long, Unity Baptist Church, struck up a conversation about bridging the gap – the responsibility,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago
Setting the story straight
Atmore shrinking? Falling on hard times? Hardly. It all began with an al.com news article posted on June 12, 2020 and printed in the Mobile Press-Register. The article listed the 10 fastest-shrinking cities in Alabama – or at least the 10 which seemed to be shrinking. The author of the article noted “Nearly 60 percent of all Alabama cities and towns lost population between 2010 and 2019, according to new…
by Sherry Digmon access_time4 years ago