Milestones

Marilyn Sanders Performing Arts Center Celebrates 50 Years in Walker County

Words by Reagan Young | Images by Justin Hunter and courtesy of Marilyn Sanders For 50 years, the Marilyn Sanders Performing Arts Center (MSPAC) has provided high-quality dance education to the Walker County community and instilled lasting confidence in its students. Since 1975, MSPAC has seen perm hairstyles come and go, record players replaced by

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Bevill State Students Honored as Members of the 2025 All-Alabama Academic Team

Two Bevill State Community College (BSCC) students are among the 2025 All-Alabama Academic Team. Simon Smith, GPA: 3.8, Hometown: Millport, AL (BSCC Fayette Campus), and Trent Credille, GPA: 4.0, Hometown: Hamilton, AL (BSCC Hamilton Campus) were honored for this accomplishment during the Annual All-Alabama Community College Academic Team Recognition Ceremony on Friday, April 11, 2025, in

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Bevill State’s Dylan Schloerb Named Semi-Finalist for National Transfer Scholarship

Bevill State Community College (BSCC) is proud to announce that Dylan Schloerb, a sophomore in the engineering transfer track, has been named a semi-finalist for the 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This highly competitive scholarship recognizes the nation’s top community college students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete their

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Mia Henslee Earns First Runner-Up at Youth of the Year Competition

Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Justin Hunter Carbon Hill High School sophomore Mia Henslee recently stood before an audience of 300 distinguished guests at the Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year celebration, held at The Club in Birmingham, speaking about resilience, opportunity, and the lessons passed down from her mother.

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Dutton Expands Leadership Skills Through Superintendents Academy

Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Image by Jolei Higgins For more than 27 years, Kyle Dutton has dedicated himself to public education, taking on roles as a teacher, counselor, principal, and now as a District Administrator for Walker County Schools. Recently, he added another achievement to his career: completing the Alabama Superintendents Academy. While

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A New Look for Local Non-Profit with A Legacy of Faith-Based Healthcare

Announced in February 2025, the new Baptist Health Foundation logo reaffirms their commitment as the philanthropic partner to Baptist Health with a redesigned logo visually aligning the two brands. This new logo honors the Foundation’s legacy of Christian ministry by keeping the signature “Baptist Blue” cross featured prominently in the new design, while also incorporating

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