Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

McGhee retains seat on Tribal Council
McGhee By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer In a run-off election held Saturday, August 4, Poarch Creek Tribal Council Vice-Chairman Robert “Robbie” McGhee received 627 votes to retain his seat on the council. He was challenged by Amy Bryan who finished with 596 votes. The two emerged from field of four in the June election. Though McGhee received 605 votes and Bryan received 348 votes, neither received 51 percent. Executive…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Father of the Bride opens Thursday
It’s show week for the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts production of Father of the Bride. Shows will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or at Atmore News, 128 S. Main. Shown during a recent rehearsal are, from left, Hanna Boutwell (Kay Banks), Rob Arrant (Buckley Dunstan) and Sharon Poulsen (Mrs. Banks).
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Scholarships awarded
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Atmore Community Hospital Auxiliary awarded two $1,000 scholarships Wednesday, July 25. This year’s recipients were Kate Smith and Blake Presley. Kate is in her fourth year at UAB. When you ask about her major, she says materials engineering, with a specialty in biomaterials (tissue) engineering. If you’re like most folks you have to wait for her to explain what that is. What she…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Making ice cream at the library
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer What better way to end the summer STEM program at the Atmore Public Library than by making homemade ice cream. That’s what the group did Friday, July 27, for the last STEM session. This process was a little unusual in that there was not an ice cream freezer involved. There was, however, science. Here’s how it works. For a single serving, you need 1/2…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago
Lancaster named DYW
Faulk is 1st alternate By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer In a field of 15, Mary Thompson Lancaster of Atmore was named Escambia County’s 2019 Distinguished Young Woman Saturday, July 28. Mary Thompson attends Escambia Academy. She’s the daughter of Steve and Mary Beth Lancaster. In receiving this honor, Mary Thompson carries on a family tradition – her great-aunt, Ann Floyd Green, was the 1964 Junior Miss and her mother,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time6 years ago