Mobile and Baldwin County News
Thomasville native Ashley Ballard completed an eight-week undergraduate cancer research program at USA's Whiddon College of Medicine, studying colon cancer progression under Dr. Chandrani Sarkar.
Twenty-one Baldwin County seniors compete Aug. 15 in Bay Minette for the Distinguished Young Woman title and a shot at the state scholarship competition.
Emma Madison of Brewton won the 2027 Escambia County Distinguished Young Woman title at Flomaton, earning more than $161,000 in scholarship opportunities and advancing to the state competition.
Six local seniors will compete for the title of Escambia County's 2027 Distinguished Young Woman on August 1 at Flomaton High School, with scholarships on the line.
Fifty finalists competed in talent, fitness and self-expression at the Mobile Civic Center ahead of the national finals.