By Kelsey Butler
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s we kick off 2018 Insight looks back
over the past year compiled a list of
some of our favorite articles of 2017.
We hope you have enjoyed Insight this
past year and we look to make 2018 even
better.
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OXFORD LOCAL
COMPETES ON HUNTED
Oxford native Emiley Cox and boyfriend,
David Windecher, competed in CBS show
HUNTED for a grand prize of $250,000.
Emiley and David were on the run in a real-
life manhunt trying to outsmart the FBI and
US Marshals. Our favorite fugitives didn’t win
the cash but they won our hearts.
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FIRST ANNUAL
JAMFEST AT JSU
The first annual Jamfest hosted local craft
vendors and musicians on the campus of
Jacksonville State University on May 20. Art
booths, drama performances, food vendors,
workshops, and more were all part of the
festival.
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CHEAHA CHALLENGE
The “Toughest Ride in the South” marked
its 25th year. The 2017 Cheaha Challenge
Gran Fondo Century ride had the honor of
serving as the only UCI Gran Fondo World
Championship Qualifier in the United States,
which attracted riders from all over the
world.
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NOBLE STREET FESTIVAL
One of Calhoun County’s largest annual
events welcomed dozens of food, craft, and
activity vendors which lined the streets of
Noble Street in downtown Anniston.
January 2018
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