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Secretary of State Wes Allen wants to remind Alabama voters that county absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person is Thursday, October 31, 2024.  Absentee ballots being returned in-person must be received by the county absentee election manager […]

Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images courtesy of Ron Harris for The Walker Area Community Foundation The Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF) is setting its sights on the future with an ambitious 10-year strategic plan. This plan is designed to tackle some of Walker County’s most pressing challenges while improving the overall quality of

Words by Anna Lee Vaughn | Images by Ryan McGill Walker County’s United Way Centennial Park is officially open! In 2023, United Way of Central Alabama partnered with its volunteer program, Hands On, to create six centennial parks in honor of United Way’s 100th anniversary. Scattered across the six counties United Way of Central Alabama

In this episode of The Leader Lounge, Al speaks with Southeast Hospice Executive Director Suzanne Pugh. Watch the episode here: A special thanks to The Leader Lounge sponsors: Downs and Associates, Son’s Supermarket, Paper Places Bookshop, Milo’s, and Bevill State Community College.

Cover Image: Chelsea Gibbs’ photo taken in Marengo County won third place in the inaugural ALBBAA Road Trip Photo Contest MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Aug. 28, 2024) – When Anna Stanley snapped a photo of her 1-year-old daughter, Avery, with the Good Shepherd Statue, a roadside attraction in the north Tuscaloosa County community of Samantha, she planned to submit the photo to the inaugural Alabama