Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

Tuberville visits Atmore
Gehmans interview candidate at length By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senate (AL) candidate, former Auburn head coach, was in Atmore Thursday, October 31, for a lengthy interview with Jerry Gehman and David Gehman on WGYJ-LP radio. Tuberville was accompanied by Tripp Skipper, who is serving as the candidate’s general consultant.. Following are some comments in response to questions Tuberville was asked. * Asked how it’s different being…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Sowing seeds
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Wycliffe Associates is about one thing – to have a Bible in every language by 2025. That’s a lofty goal considering there are more than a billion people with no Scripture and almost 2,000 people groups with no written language. Wycliffe is working to translate Scripture into people’s heart language – the language their mother spoke, the language she spoke to them when they were…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Schools improve but remain at C
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher The Alabama Department of Education report cards are out for 2018-19, and while two of the four schools in this area improved, the grades are still a C. District-wide, the letter grade is a B. Escambia County Assistant Superintendent Beth Drew notes Escambia County Middle School and Escambia County High School continue to earn higher grades. “ECHS improved four points this year,” Drew said. “They…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
Boys, Girls State delegates honored
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher American Legion Post 90 and the Legion Auxiliary hosted a reception for Boys and Girls State delegates Thursday, October 10. Each year, the Legion sponsors six young men and the Auxiliary sponsors three young women to attend the leadership program held at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Students from Escambia Academy, Escambia County High School and Flomaton High School are selected. Students are chosen…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago
The teacher’s teacher
By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Escambia County High School band director Hayley Canterbury hosted her band teacher from Troy University Thursday, September 26. Actually, Ralph Ford is more than a band teacher. He is a renowned composer, arranger, conductor, and clinician. Thursday morning, Ford and Canterbury visited the Escambia County Middle School band, under the direction of Sebastian Dobbins. Ford spent about an hour there, and in the afternoon, spent…
by Sherry Digmon access_time5 years ago