Author: Sherry Digmon

Sherry Digmon

New year for Chamber Ambassadors
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Chamber Ambassadors for 2018-2019 are gearing up for the year. They are Joshua D. Banks, Jr. – Escambia County High School; Logan Chavers – Northview High School; Brooke Doolittle – Northview High School; Bailey Hayles – Escambia Academy; Anna Grace Janes – Escambia Academy; Christiara A. Jones – Escambia County High School; Mary Thompson Lancaster – Escambia Academy; Sara Rollin – Escambia Academy;…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Stickball!
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer To the observer, it may have looked like a free-for-all. But to those who know the rules of the game – of which there are few – it was a fierce competition with girls pitted against boys in a game of stickball. And this game is not for sissies. Monday afternoon, a group of about 30 youth from Indiana were on the Poarch Creek…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
We Are Family teams up with GIVE 65
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer We Are Family Home Care of Atmore is one of two organizations in the state chosen to participate in the GIVE65 Event, the nation’s first and only online giving event focused on nonprofit programs and services that benefit senior citizens. At a meeting Thursday morning, June 14, We Are Family’s founder Patricia Cross talked about the organization and what this partnership could mean to…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
BOE approves personnel recommendations
News Staff Report The following personnel recommendations by Escambia County Superintendent of Education John Knott were approved by the board of education at the regular meeting Thursday, June 14. Resignations 1. Brett Chancery, history teacher, Flomaton High School, effective May 25, 2018 2. Kellie Steele, teacher, Escambia County Alternative School, effective May 25, 2018 3. Deborah Stokes, assistant principal, W.S. Neal Elementary School, effective June 8, 2018 4. Johnnie Wolfe,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
BOE moves forward with free meal program
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Escambia County Board of Education moved forward with a plan to provide free breakfast and free lunch for all students. At the meeting Thursday, June 14, the board voted to apply to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for 2018-2019 for all Child Nutrition Program (CNP) cost centers (lunchrooms / cafeterias). This is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago