FROM THE EDITOR
Honoring the best of Huntsville
Summer is officially in full swing and our thriving little city is finally re-discovering what a community coming together looks like .
Events are returning and our photographers and reporters have been thrilled to capture your gatherings , fundraisers and celebrations that have been featured in our print and online publications . If you are hosting an event and would like The Huntsville Item and Huntsville Living employees to attend , be sure to email us at jbrown @ itemonline . com . Onward into the Walker County Proud issue ! This is something that all of us look forward to each year . Inside this issue you , will get to read about the heroes who went above and beyond during a challenging year . And no one exemplifies that sentiment more than Dr . Lane Aiena .
Joseph Brown
The young doctor at Huntsville Family Medicine has been the key driver behind Walker County ’ s COVID-19 vaccination efforts . It ’ s no telling where Walker County would be if it were not for the countless hours that Dr . Aiena gave . However , the profiles don ’ t stop with Dr . Aiena . Throughout these pages , you will get an inside look at the lives of the 2021 Volunteers of the Year BJ and Holly McMichael , Huntsville ISD Superintendent Dr . Scott Sheppard , Huntsville firefighter Chase Wood , Huntsville police officer Sgt . Wade Roberts and Huntsville Intermediate School teacher Juan Torres .
Don ’ t forget to check out our countless business and food profiles within these pages .
We hope you enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together .
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