After college, Chris spent a few years working for a pharmacy in the Jasper area. When his wife was working for Dr. Dickson in Dora, an opportunity arose for Chris to open his own pharmacy. He’d never dreamed an incredible opportunity like this was possible—and now it was staring him in the face.

“The only thing I knew how to play at the time was the hymnbook drum-set…you stack hymnbooks up on a pew, you grab ink pens and try your best to disturb everybody around you.”

“For me, getting to go play music, whether it’s here in town, another state, or whether I’m with a major artist or hometown pickers, it doesn’t matter to me. The greatest show I’ll ever play is the very next one.”

“It’s very important to me to make sure everything has a purpose,” she says. “I always try to make sure I'm serving a purpose in life and to people in general.”

“I received my diploma by email while going down the interstate in Nebraska or something. I literally graduated on a tour bus.”

“As a kid, my grandfather introduced me to a lot of instrumental music, mostly jazz,” Austin reminisces. “He would show me these amazing artists like Frank Sinatra and Louis Prima and all these famous bands. And in every song, the front man was always the trumpeter, getting to play all the important stuff and adding emotion to the music…”

Every year around 700,000 children in the United States face some form of abuse. Since 1983, the month of April has been nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. This year, one local non-profit has plans to help bring awareness to this issue that involves the help of the entire community—and a color.

78 Magazine’s April issue will be Future’s So Bright: 30 Under 30, so we wanted to catch up with some of Walker County’s 20-somethings for a round of 13 Questions. This week, check out Zach Taylor’s answers to some fun questions!

“My whole family is musically oriented. Even my cousin who plays lead guitar for Backdraft played with Shenandoah.”

“When I heard Waylon Jennings on that 8-track, that was it,” Ernie says. “I decided I wanted to do that.”

“I’ve been in the wedding business for 15 years. Well, I’ve always enjoyed decorating events. Friends and family always wanted me to help them put stuff together for free. Once I obtained my ABC Wedding Planner Certification from Penn Foster College in 2006, I started Elegant Events. “

Bevill State Community College has been awarded a Community Service Grant from Senator Greg Reed. Funds from this grant are being utilized to install a new sound system, purchase new sound equipment, and install acoustic tiles in the auditorium of the David J. Rowland.

“I am pleased to see that the town of Oakman has been awarded a $180,000 Rebuild Alabama grant to resurface a portion of Market Street through Oakman,” said District 14 State Representative Tim Wadsworth. “Your tax dollars are being returned to Walker County to help our rural towns. “

“Singing in church when I was little led to singing in a karaoke contest at the fair in Jasper. I learned my three songs, got up there, won, and it just kept happening. I kept doing singing contests all over the state.”

78 Magazine’s April issue will be Future’s So Bright: 30 Under 30, so we wanted to catch up with some of Walker County’s 20-somethings for a round of 13 Questions. This week, check out Kaysen Skalnik’s answers to some fun questions!

The day grunge icon Kurt Cobain died, Roger Manning, who’d played an array of instruments and provided vocals for Jellyfish, phoned Dover and invited him to L.A. “I was crazy enough to do it,” Dover says—and he loaded up his ’85 Ford Bronco and drove out to the City of Angels.