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Jasper Main Street Awarded Statewide Recognition at Main Street Alabama Conference

City News, Milestones

Jasper Main Street is excited to announce it was recognized for its impactful work at the thirteenth annual Main Street Alabama Awards of Excellence Banquet held in Enterprise, Alabama last week. The event was sponsored by Energy Southeast and the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area. The Awards of Excellence committee selected Jasper Main Street […]

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Walker College Foundation Awards More Than $320,000 in Scholarships to 58 Area Students

Education

This Fall 2026, Walker College Foundation (WCF) awarded more than $320,000 in scholarship funds to students in and around Walker County. These funds support 58 students with college tuition scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. The majority of WCF’s scholarship funds are presented to students who attend the Walker College Campus of Bevill State Community

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East Walker Mayors Highlight Infrastructure and Growth at Chamber Meeting

Community

Words and Images by Jenny Lynn Davis Cover image, pictured left to right: Nicholas Rizzo (East Walker Chamber of Commerce Executive Director), Marion Combs (Mayor of Dora), Jeremy Pate (Mayor of Cordova), Petey Ellis (Mayor of Sumiton) Growth may look different in Dora, Cordova, and Sumiton, but leaders from all three East Walker communities say

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Capstone Health to Expand Healthcare Services to Fayette

Community

Capstone Health is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a New Access Point grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish a community health center in Fayette, Alabama. This award represents an important expansion for Capstone Health and advances its mission to provide accessible, high-quality health care to individuals and

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2026 Metal Central Foothills Festival to Bring Two Days of Free Live Music to Downtown Jasper

City News, Community, Events

JASPER, AL – Collective Soul, Mark Chesnutt, Everclear, Deana Carter, John Waite, and Channing Wilson will bring two nights of free live music to Historic Downtown Jasper during the 2026 Metal Central Foothills Festival, September 11 and 12. The Foothills Festival draws tens of thousands of people to Jasper each year for a weekend filled with

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Walker County Arts Alliance to Host Closing Reception for “3 1/2 Hours in the Sipsey Wilderness”

Community, Events

JASPER, Ala. – The Walker County Arts Alliance invites the community to celebrate the final evening of 3 1/2 Hours in the Sipsey Wilderness, a solo exhibition by Alabama artist Shannon Bourn, with a Closing Reception on Friday, August 21, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The exhibition has been on view in the Walker County Arts Alliance Gallery

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Memories of Musgrove

Community

Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Al Blanton and courtesy of the Tidwell family On a sweltering August day, Thomas Tidwell sits inside the clubhouse at Musgrove Country Club and looks back on a version of the course that exists now mostly in memory. “Daylight and dark,” Tidwell says when asked how Musgrove

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Jasper Main Street Launches Venture Jasper Entrepreneurship Program

City News, Community

JASPER, Ala. — Jasper Main Street is proud to announce the launch of Venture Jasper, a 10-week CO.STARTERS Entrepreneurship Program designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners transform their ideas into sustainable businesses. Using the nationally recognized CO.STARTERS Canvas framework, participants will learn how to test and refine their business ideas, better understand their customers, develop

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