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Praise service honors progress since tornado devastation Members of the community gathered to look back at the day the tornado tore through Wetumpka and to look to the future during a praise service held Jan. 19 at First Baptist Church of Wetumpka. The service included a video that detailed the damage caused by the tornado and the efforts by the community to put the city together again. Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis recalled the day of the tornado during his address to the audience. “I thought, ‘What do you do?,’ said Willis. “I’d never been part of anything like this. I think God puts you where you’re supposed to be and expects you to bloom.”
Wind Creek's Simmons awarded for exceptional work with Main Street Wetumpka Main Street Wetumpka awarded Wind Creek Wetumpka Property Manager Kay Simmons with the 2019 Main Street Alabama Community Award. Each designated community nominates a volunteer individual or organization that goes above and beyond to move the Main Street missions forward. “Kay and Wind Creek’s support and encouragement have been paramount to our success. She was deserving, to say the very least,” said Main Street Wetumpka executive director Jenny Stubbs.
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Troy graduate joins the team at AWF Millbrook native Tanner Hicks joins the team at Alabama Wildlife Federation last month as the community relations/development assistant. Hicks is a graduate of Troy University, former Trojans pitcher and most recently was employed in alumni affairs and development for Troy. His responsibilities will focus on strategic assistance to AWF’s Wild Game Cook-off series; relationship building with corporate entities; supporting conservation education partnerships; and fundraising assistance to the executive and development director.
