Photo courtesy of Connie Smiley Oren Alcorn and wife Donna are pictured here after a recent service at True Hope General Baptist Church in Theodosia. Oren was named pastor of the church three months ago, following longtime pastor Doyle Turner, who retired after 34 years at the church in 2021.

There were 89 local pre-teen and teenage campers who attended the first annual Saints of Valor and Kingdom Daughters UNITED co-ed Christian camp held at Hammond Mill Camp near Dora Nov. 4-6. Next year’s camp, which is free for kids in 5th through 12th grades, will be held Nov. 2-6, 2023.

Photo by Karla Smith Gainesville’s Carter Wise skies for a finger-roll layup in the Bulldogs’ home opener.