Sweet Grown Alabama, the state’s agricultural branding program, is thrilled to announce the 10th Annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off, set to take place on Monday, May 5, at The Wharf in Orange Beach. This milestone event celebrates Alabama’s rich culinary heritage by spotlighting the state’s finest chefs and the exceptional quality of Alabama Gulf seafood. “We are so […]
Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Ryan McGill For Drew Long, the path to launching his own land surveying company started with a simple question: Where is there opportunity? “I was looking for a career path that would let me run my own business, and surveying stood out because not a lot of people
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The Walker County Arts Alliance (WCAA) will host a closing reception for the 2025 Budding Artist Exhibit on Thursday, April 24, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the WCAA Gallery on the Bevill State Community College campus in Jasper. The Budding Artist Exhibit highlights the creativity of student artists from across Walker County and surrounding areas. Artwork
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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Al Blanton and Jenny Lynn Davis Four Walker County municipalities joined a nationwide initiative on Thursday, April 17, to kick off the 250th birthday celebration of the United States with local commemorations of “Two Lights for Tomorrow.” The program, coordinated locally by Renee Sides, Economic Development Director
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Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Images by Al Blanton and Ryan McGill Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center (NWAMHC) has announced the return of its annual golf scramble, set for Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Musgrove Country Club in Jasper. First held in 1982, the tournament serves as the organization’s primary annual fundraiser. “Our annual
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In this episode of The Leader Lounge, Al speaks with Walker Area Community Foundation President Paul Kennedy. 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.
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Words and Images by Jenny Lynn Davis Cordova residents and community stakeholders gathered at City Hall on Tuesday, April 15, for a public presentation outlining the city’s proposed downtown redevelopment plan, led by Ben Farmer, president of planning, design, and construction firm Farmer | Morgan. This event was part of an ongoing effort to revitalize
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Words and Images by Jenny Lynn Davis The Carl Elliott Regional Library – Jasper Public Library hosted a full house on Thursday, April 10, as acclaimed storyteller Dolores Hydock presented Soldiers in Hoop Skirts: Nurses, Spies, and Other Fighting Women of the Civil War. The event was part of the library’s adult programming series and
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections in a hearing titled, “Revisiting the 2024 Elections with Secretaries of State” yesterday, April 8, 2025. “Since taking office, more than half a million ineligible voters have been removed from our state’s
Words by Jenny Lynn Davis | Image by Ryan McGill While the Walker County Children’s Advocacy Center (WCCAC) works year-round to raise awareness about child abuse, April brings added visibility as it is nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year, WCCAC has planned a full calendar of community events, outreach efforts, and fundraisers
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