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ALBBAA Announces Winner of 2025 Sporting Dog Photo Contest

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (March 25, 2025) – When Baldwin County resident Ashley Ammons learned about the Alabama Black Belt Adventures’ Best Sporting Dog Contest, she immediately knew the photo she wanted to submit. The photo – showing Fancy, Ammons’ Boykin spaniel, carrying a pheasant during a pheasant shoot sponsored by the Central Alabama Shooting Dog Association (CASDA) […]

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LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Lucas Vance, Cordova High School

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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Justin Hunter Lucas Vance stays busy. The Cordova High School junior plays baseball, basketball, and football, but the baseball field is where he feels most at home. As a shortstop, he helped his team win a county championship this season, and he’s already thinking about what’s ahead.

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LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Camden Johnson, Cordova High School

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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Justin Hunter Softball has been a constant in Camden Johnson’s life since she first picked up a bat at six years old. Now a senior at Cordova High School, she has built a reputation as a dependable outfielder and pitcher, earning All-County and All-Area honors along the

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Your Guide to Spring Break in Walker County

Community

Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Ryan McGill, Al Blanton, and Justin Hunter Between homework, sports, club meetings, and after-school jobs, students are often booked solid, and teachers are just as busy keeping up with lessons, grading, and extracurriculars. So when Spring Break rolls around, it’s a well-earned chance for students and educators

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Registration Now Open for Summer 2025 at Camp McDowell

Community

Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Ryan McGill Looking for a summer camp that offers more than just time outdoors? Camp McDowell is now registering for its 2025 season! Located along Clear Creek in Winston County, Alabama, Camp McDowell has long been a place where campers make lifelong friends, grow in their faith,

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Doing Kingdom Work Where God Has Brought Us

Faith

Words by Scott McCullar | Image by Blakeney Clouse News reports about Carbon Hill typically focus on the bad. A negative tone is usually used if there is a headline or news feature about our small town. But my experience has been different. Sure, problems abound here as they do in every community, but some

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Shining the Spotlight on the Jasper High School Theatre Program

Community, Education

Words by Cooper Kirkpatrick | Image by Ryan McGill Pamela Brown was one of the most influential figures at Jasper High School—then known as Walker High School—in the mid to late 2000s. Many of her former students recall how she created a welcoming space for those who didn’t always fit in elsewhere or struggled to

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Local Scouting Troop Celebrates First Female Eagle Scouts

Milestones

Words and Images by Jenny Lynn Davis On March 8, members of the community gathered at The Trace Church in Jasper to celebrate a milestone moment for members of a local scouting troop. Karmen Luts, Brenda Sellers, and Kendra Williams became the troop’s first female Eagle Scouts, joining the ranks of those who have demonstrated

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LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Briana Murray, Bevill State Community College

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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Justin Hunter Briana Murray doesn’t remember a time when softball wasn’t part of her life. At three years old, she was already swinging a bat, the only girl on her tee-ball team. Now, as a second-year player at Bevill State Community College, she’s making her mark in

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LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Sam Higgins, Bevill State Community College

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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Justin Hunter When Sam Higgins first picked up a tennis racket, he wasn’t following in anyone’s footsteps. No childhood tournaments, no family legacy in the sport—just a curiosity that led him to the court during his sophomore year at Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama. Now in

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ALBBAA Announces Winner of 2025 Sporting Dog Photo Contest

LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Lucas Vance, Cordova High School

LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Camden Johnson, Cordova High School

Your Guide to Spring Break in Walker County

Registration Now Open for Summer 2025 at Camp McDowell

Doing Kingdom Work Where God Has Brought Us

Shining the Spotlight on the Jasper High School Theatre Program

Local Scouting Troop Celebrates First Female Eagle Scouts

LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Briana Murray, Bevill State Community College

LeaderSports Featured Athlete: Sam Higgins, Bevill State Community College

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