Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

Oldest tribal member passes
McGhee also oldest local WWII veteran By SHERRY DIGMON AND DON FLETCHER With the passing of Carl “Buster” McGhee on July 2, the community lost the oldest World War II veteran and oldest Poarch Creek tribal member. In fact, some think he may have been the oldest WWII veteran in the state. Mr. McGhee was 102. As he was getting ready to celebrate his 100th birthday, he was featured in…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
First Assembly hosts ‘Celebration of Freedom’
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The congregation of Atmore First Assembly hosted their 30th annual patriotic presentation “Celebration of Freedom” Sunday, June 30. 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 seven veterans were honored. This year was unique in that…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Raise for public school employees
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Board of Education met in special session Thursday, June 27, with one of the agenda items being the approval of the 2019-2020 salary schedule. While the salary schedule is usually a routine item, this year it included a 4 percent increase in public school employees’ pay. In fact, this year’s state education budget is the largest in history with salary increases and…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Trammell Street parking lot closing
Improvements expected to take more than 2 months By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Parking, which is sometimes in short supply in the Trammell Street parking lot, is about to become non-existent, at least for about 10 weeks. The Trammell Street parking lot will be closed from Monday, July 8, until around September 20. If you visit or work at Atmore News, the Tot Shop, Escambia Drug Store, We Care Thrift…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Honoring future educators
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Escambia County Teachers Association held their summer training seminar Friday, June 21, in Atmore. While several topics were on the agenda, one of the priorities was the introduction of Jordyn Pleasant, a 2019 graduate of Escambia County High School. Jordyn has committed to coming back to Atmore to teach when she gets her degree at Alabama State University. Also committing is ECHS graduate Adonis…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago