Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

Homecoming set at Bethel UMC
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Bethel United Methodist Church is holding homecoming services August 25 and the congregation is pleased to have the Rev. Jean Spikes bringing the message. If you talk with most women in the clergy in the United Methodist Church, they’ll tell you whose shoulders they stand on – Rev. Jean Spikes’ shoulders. She was the first female ordained minister in the Methodist denomination and has been…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Benefit set for Rodgers
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher It’s a situation none of us want to be in. A serious illness. You need a particular medicine, one that’s approved treatment for other illnesses – but not yours. And that situation is where Kenneth “Kenny” Rodgers is right now. Kenny is afflicted with a type of pulmonary fibrosis, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. He was diagnosed last June and was on one medication for nine to…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Scholarship. Leadership. Talent.
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Nine young ladies participated in the Distinguished Young Women program Saturday, July 27, in Brewton. Only one young lady from Atmore participated. Jada Johnson, Escambia County High School, represented her school and town with grace and poise. The ladies competed in five categories – scholastics (25 percent), interview (25 percent), talent (20 percent), fitness (15 percent), and self-expression (15 percent). But there is no pageant…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Brewton ministry receives grant
News Staff Report New Beginnings Ministries in Brewton changes lives – not only through the services and outreach at the worship center, but also through the drug rehab programs which include an inpatient rehab facility. All are under the leadership of Pastor Bo Bell. Recently, Atmore attorney Charles Godwin nominated the organization for a grant and encouraged Bell to submit a grant application to the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, whose…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Raises come early for school employees
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher In last week’s edition [July 3, 2019], Atmore News reported the Alabama legislature passed the largest state education budget in history with salary increases and more funds for pre-K and lower grades. How does this budget affect the Escambia County public school system? Chief School Financial Officer Julie Madden supplied information to specific questions posed by Atmore News. In a special meeting June 27, the…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago