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Nov 14, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
Histology first became a passion of Kathy Lambert — a retired histologist who now lives in Winston County — when she met Nina Driver, a registered histologic technician (HT) tasked with studying and creating microscopic tissues, right out of high school in 1974.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
The Walker County Health Advisors hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness Month luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to introduce local breast cancer-related resources and to support Walker County residents fighting the disease. “The aim of Breast Cancer Awareness (Month) is to promote the screening and prevention of the disease which affects 2.3 million women worldwide,” Dr. Angelita Jackson, a Walker County Community Health (WCCH) advisor, said.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
Do you love gardening? If so, you may enjoy becoming a Master Gardener. Ricky Burton, Walker County chapter president of the Alabama Master Gardeners Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping local extension offices teach and educate the importance of plant agriculture, is reaching out in Walker County to recruit a new generation of plant enthusiasts. “Our program is a lot of fun if you love gardening.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
Curry Elementary School physical education (PE) teacher and coach Danny Gosa invites Curry Middle School 7th and 8th graders to join Curry’s new junior high track team. “This is my first year doing track at Curry,” Gosa said.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
CURRY — For 50 years, Curry Fire Rescue has served the Curry community, and an open house and parade are planned to mark the occasion. The open house with feature live training demonstrations, inflatables, biography tables and free food at Station 1, located at 90 Smith Lake Dam Road, from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
Carl Elliott Regional StoryLabs, a free four-month children's reading program set to use different books and crafts to help children develop new socialization, reading and independence skills, is set to return to Jasper and Sumiton public libraries in early September. The Jasper Public Library StoryLab will take place every Friday in the Jasper Public Library youth services center, located at 98 18th St. E., from Sept. 13 to Dec.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
CORDOVA - Renee Sides, the Cordova director of economic development, shares how the Cordova Works Summer Program has positively changed the lives of 82 Cordova High School students by teaching them leadership, job and connection-building skills. According to Sides, Cordova Mayor Jeremy Pate started the Cordova Summer Works Program four years ago to provide more work opportunities to the Cordova community, especially people between the ages of 15 and 19 years old.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
Animal rescue nonprofit Rescuers United for Furbabies (RUFF) needs help to raise money and collect supplies to complete the construction of its rescue facility set to open in August. “We are in the process of building our (first) facility, and once it’s up, the possibilities are endless,” RUFF President Kara Jones said at a recent RUFF meeting.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
Mt. Joy Baptist Church Pastor Robert Sparkman and his youth committee will host a youth game night event for 11 to 18-year-olds in the Curry area on Saturday, June 15. “At our church, we feel Christ has put it in our hearts to reach back out and bring in middle and high students … because they go through a lot of pressure and influences at that age,” Pastor Robert Sparkman, the lead pastor at Mt. Joy, said.
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May 25, 2024 | 
mountaineagle.com | Mackenzie Hamilton
Walker County Shrine Club will host a kid-friendly ride and raffle event on Sunday, June 2, to raise money for the Shriners Hospital for Children, better known as Shriners Children, in Greenville, South Carolina.
