The Walker Leader

Cover image: Representatives of Adam Bishop Center Words and Image by Jenny Lynn Davis The Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF) hosted its Giving Tuesday Luncheon this week, honoring the six local nonprofits participating in the foundation’s Catalyst Cohort – an intensive capacity-building program supported through a grant from Fidelity Charitable. The program provides organizations with […]

Image by Al Blanton Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, is backing Representative Jamie Kiel’s bill to keep the personal information of registered voters confidential. The bill also caps the cost of Alabama’s voter list at $1,000.00 and prohibits its use for commercial purposes.  “HB 67 prohibits the release of voters’ driver license numbers, voter

Words and Images by Jenny Lynn Davis He stood in the doorway with a power bill in his hand.

 Sixty-seven dollars. For many people, that amount might mean a lunch date, a tank of gas, or a new sweater. For this elderly man in Walker County, living on approximately $700 a month, it was the

Photos by Christie Aitken/Alabama State Parks The nomination process for the 10th annual Eagle Awards has now opened for the prestigious program that recognizes noteworthy contributions to Alabama State Parks. The Alabama State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has begun accepting online applications at alapark.com/eagle-awards. The deadline to submit nominations