Author: Sherry Digmon

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 News Staff Writer Young ladies from across the county are participating in the Distinguished Young Women program to be held Saturday, July 28, 6 p.m., Woodfin Patterson Auditorium, Coastal Alabama Community College, Brewton. Tickets, $10 each, are available from each contestant or at the door. Distinguished Young Women is a national scholarship program that strives to give every young woman the opportunity to further her education and…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Atmore Public Library staff started their second initiative of the summer Friday, July 13, with the STEM program. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. The staff decided to start with an engineering project – a marshmallow launcher. Sounded like it might be difficult, but it wasn’t. The parts necessary to build the launcher were divided in containers and each engineer picked up…