As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to revisit some of the stories that resonated most across the 280 corridor. These aren’t just top clicks or biggest headlines — they’re pieces that captured something real about the people, places and moments that defined the year.
The crown sparkled under the stage lights at Samford University’s Wright Center as the tearful former Miss Hoover, Emma Terry, was crowned Miss Alabama 2025.
For Terry, this moment signified far more than the beginning of her reign. It was the culmination of years of pageantry excellence, determination, discipline and a dancer’s poise.
With Terry’s southern charm and unstoppable determination, she now aims to give Alabama back-to-back Miss America titles — and to show the persistence honed through years of competition and life challenges…