Words by Anna Lee Vaughn | Images by Ryan McGill Camden Watkins was hooked on sports from the age of three. He began playing baseball for Oakman Park and Recreation and continued until he was five, when he tried out for a travel team, the Walker County Thunder. After making the team, a six-year-old Camden […]
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Words by Anna Lee Vaughn | Images by Ryan McGill Anna Beth Alvis has officially launched Clothesline Boutique in Curry, Alabama. After graduating from The Essential Church School of Birmingham in May 2024, Anna Beth pursued a career in cosmetology. However, she realized it wasn’t her true calling a few months into the program. She
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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Ryan McGill Carbon Hill High School has received 26 bicycles for students thanks to a $10,000 grant from Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) in partnership with the Alabama Legislature. The bikes were officially presented on Friday, August 30, at the Carbon Hill High School gym. Several
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Bevill State Community College is proud to announce the outstanding achievement of the State of Alabama Mine Rescue First Aid Team at the 2024 MSHA National Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench, Technician Team, and Pre-Shift Competition held in Lexington, Kentucky. The team, consisting of Matt Miller (Captain), Tim Bailey, Eric Edge, and trainer Dale Johnson,
Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Ryan McGill On Monday, August 26, Governor Kay Ivey visited Jasper for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly completed SR-5 bridge over US-78A (SR-69), commonly known as the 9th Avenue bridge. The event marked the opening of a key infrastructure project aimed at enhancing mobility, safety, and
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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Al Blanton On Monday, August 26, 2024, Jerry Davis was sworn in as the new Walker County Revenue Commissioner during a ceremony held at Warehouse 319 in downtown Jasper. Davis, originally from Etowah County, has served as the Chief Clerk of the Walker County Probate Office since
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Capstone Health receives recognition as one of the Top 2024 Community Health Center Quality and Public Health Champion awardees in the nation. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the Top 10% of health centers receiving Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges for their
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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Ryan McGill Health Connect America celebrated the grand re-opening of its Jasper office on Friday, August 23, 2024. Health Connect America (HCA) is a leading provider of comprehensive mental health and social services throughout the southeastern United States. The Jasper office of HCA plays a pivotal role
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On August 15, Main Street Alabama held its eleventh annual Awards of Excellence Banquet at the Community House in Monroeville to celebrate the successes of local programs. The event was sponsored by Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and University of West Alabama Division of Economic Development and Workforce Development. Main Street Alabama’s President and State Coordinator,
Words and Images by Jenny Lynn Davis On August 20, the City of Cordova celebrated a significant milestone with the groundbreaking of a natural gas pipeline replacement project aimed at modernizing the city’s aging infrastructure. The project, funded by a $2.8 million grant from the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) program under
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