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CommunitySherry Digmon

Yard of the Month
The Pride of Atmore Committee selected Bob and Meg Jones’ yard on Kimberly Drive as the June Yard of the Month. Lilies and hydrangeas abound thanks to Meg’s green thumb. Shown at left are committee members, from left, Tom Tschida, Bub Gideons, Sandy Helton (back), and Myrna Monroe. At right is Reese Jones, standing in for her grandparents.
by Sherry Digmon access_time9 years ago
HES honored
Huxford Elementary School was recently selected by Escambia County’s farming family, Joe and Brenda Coker, as a 2017 America’s Farmers Grow Communities winning organization. The America’s Farmers campaign highlights the importance of modern US Agriculture through communications and community outreach programs that partner with farmers to impact Rural America. Shown are, from left, Joe Coker, Brenda Coker, Sam Coker, Karen Coker, and Rod Higdon, District Monsanto Manager.
by Submitted Article access_time9 years ago
Flags on Memorial Day
On Saturday, May 27, several Royal Rangers from Liberty Baptist Church in Pineview helped the Atmore VFW Auxiliary place flags on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day. The group placed around 189 flags in cemeteries in Atmore and the surrounding area. Royal Rangers are shown, from left, Tennisson Carnley, Eli Norton, Rett Parish and Easton Norton. Not pictured is Allen Nelson. Commanders of the Royal Rangers who also helped were David Parish…
by Atmore News access_time9 years ago
Students attend HOBY
Sophomore students from Atmore joined 280 other sophomore students from all over the state of Alabama during the Hugh O’Brian Youth leadership seminar at Troy University May 26-28. Shown are, from left, Emma Caroline Sasser and Sara Rolin from Escambia Academy, and Pia Gorme from Alabama School of Math and Science. Not pictured is Olivia Simmons from Escambia County High School. News photo by Ditto Gorme
by Atmore News access_time9 years ago