Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

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_time5 years ago
The football section
We started publishing Atmore News in June 2005. I haven’t looked back at our first-year editions, but I’m sure we did a football section that fall. With this edition, that makes 15 football sections. Every year, the section has been a pretty easy one to work on. We talk to the coaches, band directors and cheerleader sponsors / coaches. Usually, well before the season starts, everything is in place at…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Remembering Lt. William Maxwell
Bonnie Latino reminded me that August 12 is the anniversary of the death of Lt. William Maxwell. In our text exchange, Bonnie asked me if I knew as I was growing up here that Maxwell AFB was named for him. She didn’t know it until 1998. I didn’t know it growing up either. Isn’t that a shame? August 12 marks the 100-year anniversary of Lt. Maxwell’s death – a hero’s…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
PCI election held
Bryan, Mothershed, Fayard win Bryan Mothershed Fayard By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Two incumbents and a newcomer won seats on the Poarch Creek Tribal Council election held Saturday, August 1. Stephanie Bryan won an overwhelming vote of the people in her bid for reelection as Poarch Creek Indian chairman. She had 1,030 votes; her challenger, Dewitt Carter, received 267 votes. Incumbent Arthur Mothershed was one of nine candidates for two…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Jumpstart – A taste of school
Also a glimpse into the new way of doing school Students, from left, Kaiden Womack, DeAngelo Hardy, William Fotheringham, Travon Boykin; back, teacher Kristie Harris, aide Debra Smith. Above with masks below without masks. From left, Justice Hetherington, teacher Katie Camp, Caaliyah Hall work on their math. Above with masks below without masks. By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Jumpstart classroom might give you a glimpse into what the upcoming…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago