Milestones

Jasper Students Selected to Represent Alabama at Girls Nation

Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Justin Hunter Jasper High School rising seniors Katie Adams and Prestley Skelton have been selected to represent Alabama at Girls Nation, a prestigious program hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary. The week-long Girls Nation program, held each July in Washington, D.C., brings together two delegates from each […]

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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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