Mabel Amos scholarship list revealed - Lagniappe

Mabel Amos scholarship list revealed - Lagniappe
09.11.2026

ROB HOLBERT - Lagniappe

The special fiduciary’s report in the long-running civil suit involving the Mabel Amos Memorial Fund not only states that board members indulged in self-dealing in handing out scholarships to relatives and friends, but the list of recipients that had been hidden from public view for the past 12 years is a virtual “who’s who” of Andalusia’s most prominent citizens.

Lagniappe has obtained a copy of the report, which has not been publicly released by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Greg Griffin. Compiled by Special Fiduciary James C. White, Sr., a CPA, the report had been a bone of contention in the now-4-year-old lawsuit, with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall twice attempting to get the state’s Supreme Court to derail efforts by Griffin to have an independent accounting of the fund conducted, first by a special master, then by a special fiduciary. The second of those attempts was rejected by the Supreme Court.

Ethics Commission unaware of its director’s controversy

At the center of the report sits Alabama Ethics Commission Executive Director Tom Albritton, whose law firm drew up the formation of the charitable trust in Mabel Amos’ last will and testament when she was in her 90s. Albritton and his law partner Rick Clifton were installed by the will’s language giving the Albritton firm two of three board member positions overseeing the Mabel Amos Memorial Fund, and John Bell of Regions Bank served as the third member, a representative of the bank acting as trustee.

Clifton died in June of 2025, Bell resigned from the board in 2021 and was replaced as the Regions representative by Drew McNeese, who also has left the board. The court removed Albritton’s involvement in selecting scholarships in 2023, and he formally resigned from the board in March of this year.

Amos, a two-term Alabama Secretary of State, left roughly $500,000 upon her death for the creation of the fund, stipulating that it was to provide scholarships for Alabama students based upon four criteria: “The character of the individual; the intelligence of the individual, which shall be above average; the scholastic record of the individual; and the financial need of the individual.”

White’s report is particularly critical of disbursements that went to children of people closely connected to the Albritton Law, including Albritton himself, whose son and daughter received a combined total of $135,000 in scholarships, according to the report. Those distributions to his children began in 2012 — three years before he was chosen to lead the Alabama Ethics Commission — but continued until 2019, four years after he took his position as the state’s ethics enforcer.

Albritton told Lagniappe in 2021 when this story first broke that he had abstained from voting for money for his children, instead leaving it to his law partner Clifton and Bell to vote on the awards. He denied self-dealing or engaging in anything else unethical.

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“Regarding my kids’ scholarships, there’s no restriction within the trust for who can get it. Where my kids are concerned, I didn’t participate in that decision. It was made by one of the other trustees and a Regions representative, who at the time was John Bell,” Albritton explained in 2021.

White’s report, however, claims self-dealing is exactly what took place, citing violations of three articles of the fund’s formation.

“Disbursements on behalf of students appear to violate Article V, part E and F as it relates to personal inurement and self-dealing. Particularly, when scholarships are awarded to the children of the members of the Board and associates of the members of the Board. There were several scholarships awarded by the Trust that fit into that category and totaled $257,844,” White wrote.

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Specifically, White pointed out six recipients who had direct connections to Albritton and Clifton and what they received.

  1. Martha H. Albritton University of Texas at Austin — $67,500

  2. James Albritton University of Texas at Austin — $67,500

Both are Albritton’s children.

  1. Anna E. Bowden Southern Methodist University — $60,000

Anna Bowden is the daughter of Judge Ben Bowden who was a partner

in the law firm of Albritton, Clifton, Alverson, Moody and Bowden, P.C. and now sits on the Alabama Court of Appeals. In a 2021 interview, Bowden admitted his daughter received $45,000 in. scholarships when asked. He and Albritton are also childhood friends.

  1. Chandlar Dauphin Auburn University/ University of Alabama — $26,120. Dauphin is the granddaughter of Paula Tillman who was Rick Clifton’s secretary at the law firm of Albritton, Clifton, Alverson, Moody and Bowden, P.C., according to the report.

  2. Megan Ballard Lurleen B Wallace/Troy University — $14,997

  3. Whitney Ballard Lurleen B. Wallace/Troy University — $21,727

The Ballards are the children of Tina Ballard who was a secretary at the law firm of Albritton, Clifton, Alverson, Moody & Bowden, P.C., according to the report.

White also pointed to distributions made directly to schools as violations of the trust’s bylaws. Nearly $470,000 was handed out to colleges and universities as “endowed scholarships,” White wrote, stating that doing so was not in concert with the articles forming the Mabel Amos Memorial Fund.

Altogether, White tallied $725,000 in unallowed spending that would be required to “make this Trust whole.”

Marshall’s representatives in the case have been trying for two years to push a settlement deal negotiated with Regions bank that they’ve said would make the fund “whole,” but they have never made the terms of that agreement public or shared it with counsel for the other plaintiffs in the case. One of the main reasons Griffin stated for wanting a full accounting of the expenditures is that he would have no way of knowing if a settlement was fair or not without it.

‘The list’

When Mabel Amos died in 1999 at the age of 99, it triggered the formation of her eponymous fund. According to IRS 990 records, Albritton, Clifton and Bell handed out rather meager scholarships during the first 10 years of its existence, although White wrote in his report that, “It must be noted here that the scholarship application process was practically nonexistent earlier in the life of the Trust.”

From 2002 through 2013, those 990 forms carried the names of recipients and scholarship amounts. However, by 2014, the discovery of oil on Amos-owned land in Conecuh County had poured millions of dollars into the fund, scholarships grew much larger and the names of recipients were no longer listed in those public reports.

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White’s list of recipients who met the criteria for self-dealing were largely already known prior to his report being written, either via Lagniappe’s reporting or from plaintiff’s attorney Byron B. Mathews, Jr.’s filings in the case. Who received the rest of the nearly $4 million handed out by Albritton, Clifton and Bell was unclear until now.

White’s report lists the names of all recipients between 2014 and 2024, and the amount of scholarship money they were awarded during that time. Lagniappe has been able to identify the parents of many of those on the list, and they include many prominent Covington County citizens.

For example, several families with administrative positions in the PowerSouth Energy Cooperative received scholarships. The Albritton Law Firm represented The Alabama Electrical Cooperative — PowerSouth’s predecessor — in the 1960s and 1980s in different lawsuits. Albritton did not respond to questions about whether his firm continued to represent PowerSouth during the time scholarships were disbursed.

Other names on the list appear to be tied to prominent Andalusia city employees, local attorneys, a school superintendent and a principal, a former editor of the local newspaper, bankers, doctors, heads of large businesses and even a state representative. Lagniappe has reached out to some of the parents of scholarship recipients to confirm their children were awarded scholarships from the Mabel Amos fund and to discover how application was made for the scholarships. None have responded prior to publication of this story.

In answering interrogatories from the plaintiffs that were filed with the court on May 26 of this year, Albritton admitted to some of the accusations levied against him since the beginning of the suit. For example, in the 2012 990, there is a $15,000 scholarship listed as having been awarded to “Martha A. Hunter.” Plaintiffs have long alleged that was actually an award to Albritton’s daughter, Martha Hunter Albritton that was not identified as going to a board member.

The 2013 990 Form shows a $15,000 scholarship was awarded to Martha H. Albritton and accompanied by a notation identifying her as “Daughter of Board Member.” Those notations were present on all of the awards to Albritton’s children, even from 2014 - 2019 when the 990s no longer listed recipients’ names.

In his response to interrogatories, Albritton admitted the 2012 distribution indeed went to his daughter, but denied the transposed name was an attempt to “disguise the true identity of the scholarship recipient,” as plaintiffs content. Albritton claimed to have had nothing to do with it, stating that, “All disclosures were handled solely by Regions Bank.”

Questioned about the $60,000 in scholarships awarded to Bowden’s daughter from 2014 - 2017, Albritton denied he was responsible for his boyhood friend and former law partner’s child receiving one of the largest payouts in the fund’s history, claiming the board composed of himself, Clifton and Bell made that decision.

“All scholarship awards were made by the agreement of all board members, including Regions Bank,” Albritton answered, which would seem to conflict with his 2021 statement to Lagniappe that he did not participate in the awarding of scholarships to his children.

“Don’t forget that at the time the decision was made about my kids, I was still in private practice. At that time, however, I just didn’t see the point in creating an issue where there wasn’t one by putting myself out there with a vote,” he explained. “I still tell people in similar circumstances, if they don’t have to vote then don’t because you can never control what someone’s inference will be from your vote, and most people are not going to take the time to investigate whether it’s allowed or not [as it is here]. They’ll just presume you can’t vote on matters like that, so I didn’t.”

The time frame of those scholarship awards to Bowden’s daughter is also of note, because Bowden served as Covington County Probate Court judge from 2008 - 2016. Albritton admitted in his answer to the plaintiffs’ questions that members of his firm appeared before Bowden during that time.

Albritton denied knowledge of scholarships that went to the children and grandchildren of secretaries at his law firm, claiming he was “without sufficient information to admit or deny” plaintiffs’ questions about them.

The questions posed by plaintiffs also raised the issue of scholarships going to the children of Albritton firm clients. Asked specifically about scholarships going to the children of Dr. Charles R. Kerr and also the children of Drs. Allen and Kimberly Ward, identified by plaintiffs as clients of Albritton’s firm, the ethics chief admitted they did receive money. However, when pressed as to whether firm clients who did not need financial assistance were given money, Albritton claimed Regions Bank determined need.

The full list of scholarship recipients from 2014-2024 as included in the special fiduciary’s report is included at the end of this story.

Push and pull

The fight to control the MAMF over the past five years has been storied. After Lagniappe first reported the scholarship payments to Albritton’s children in 2021, Amos’ grandniece, Leigh Manning, and great-grandniece, Megan Carmack, filed a civil suit that included Attorney General Steve Marshall as a defendant. Marshall later petitioned the court to be added to the suit as a plaintiff, citing his office’s duty to oversee charitable trusts.

In the process of becoming a plaintiff, Marshall’s office filed motions accusing Albritton of self-dealing and fraud, both of which can carry criminal penalties, but the AG never initiated a criminal investigation.

A separate suit was filed by Conecuh County student Tyra Lindsay, who was represented by attorney Byron B. Mathews, Jr. That suit was eventually consolidated with Carmack and Manning’s suit, and Mathews has served as the principal advocate for a full accounting of the monies spent, as well as the removal of Albritton, Clifton and Regions from the board overseeing the fund.

Marshall has sought to have the other plaintiffs removed from the suit, claiming only he has “standing” in the case, but has been unable to sway the court to do so. As mentioned previously, his office twice filed emergency stays with the Alabama Supreme Court to stop Griffin from appointing White as first a special master, then a special fiduciary. While the Supreme Court rejected Marshall’s second attempt, his complaint that such an appointment would prove costly to the fund appears to have proven true.

White was granted a payment of $336,725 in July 2025 by Griffin, and since then has submitted invoices for $11,000 to cover a surety bond, $108,000 for reviewing emails and scholarship payments, $52,305 for reviewing scholarship applications and payments, and $49,075 for reviewing emails regarding payments to colleges and universities, as well as for scholarships. All together, White has billed the MAMF $557,105 for his investigation of the fund’s finances, according to filed invoices and court records.

White also absolved Regions from plaintiffs’ claims that the bank had dramatically overcharged the fund for its oversight. In the 990 Forms, regions continually listed time spent overseeing the fund’s assets as five hours a week. That time estimate did not change as millions of dollars poured into the MAMF from oil royalties, prompting plaintiffs to assert that the bank’s greatly increased charges to the fund were unwarranted. White, however, did not agree with that contention.

“My review of the fees charged by Regions Bank to this Trust revealed that they were not unreasonable under the circumstances. The amount charged for managing the investments in marketable securities was entirely reasonable and in line with their published fee schedules which are comparable to those in the industry of asset management,” he wrote in his report. “The fees charged for managing the real property in connection with oil and gas leases were reasonable as well. There was also the additional function of administering the scholarship program required by the Trust. Given these duties, this made the fees charged more reasonable. That function is time consuming and unpredictable. The communication required to administer the scholarship element, dealing with high school seniors and college students, is voluminous. There is certainly the need for a full-time person to provide the services, in addition to the cost and maintenance of the appropriate software, to effectively manage this function.”

How the suit will ultimately be settled remains to be seen. A hearing was scheduled on September 3, Lagniappe has learned. Some involved in the case have said the main issues still pending are figuring out how much it will take to make the fund whole and who will pay.

The following is from the list of scholarship recipients in White’s report between 2014 and 2024 whose names were not included in the IRS 990 Forms. The list includes the amount received. Scholarship money handed out prior to 2014 is not included in these totals, so some of those on the list received more overall from the MAMF. For example, Martha H. Albritton received $15,000 scholarships in 2012 and 2013 that are not listed in this total.

James Albritton $67,500

Anna Bowden $60,000

Meredith G. Kerr $60,000

Martha H. Albritton $37,500

Megan E. Carmack $33,710

Candace N. Cravey $32,214

Connor N. Dayton $29,941

James M. Kelly $24,000

Benjamin Parker $22,500

Elizabeth McCalman $22,000

John David Thompson $21,349

Avery F. McNeill $20,000

Calista Fillmer $20,000

Caroline Andrews $20,000

Emily T. Thompson $20,000

Gabrielle Perdue $20,000

Ian C. Peek $20,000

Macy Mathews $20,000

Matthew B. Fleming $20,000

Morgan Odom $20,000

Rachel Dayton $20,000

Taran Carrasco $20,000

Tyler Garvin $20,000

Samantha J. Greene $18,104

Allison N. Yant $18,000

Cassie Cooper $18,000

Molly Stewart $18,000

Oneesha Wilson $18,000

Kayla Mitchell $17,500

Michael Ward $17,500

Alexandria Ballard $16,000

Allie Kelly $16,000

Anasara Kipp $16,000

Audrey Driver $16,000

Avery Tillman $16,000

Brady Sowards $16,000

Brandon Owens $16,000

Brenna Wells $16,000

Caiden Harrell $16,000

Caleb Zessin $16,000

Cameron N. Stephens $16,000

Cameron Woodard $16,000

Catherine Bates $16,000

Charles Jackson $16,000

Emily R. Theus $16,000

Emma Younce $16,000

Emory Garner $16,000

Haley Lewis $16,000

Hampton Glenn $16,000

Hannah Wilkinson $16,000

Ingram Dugger $16,000

Jack McCalman $16,000

Jackson Thompson $16,000

Jacqueline H. Caton $16,000

James Driver $16,000

James O’Reilly $16,000

Jeremy Boyd $16,000

Jessie Sellers $16,000

Joel Bass $16,000

Macy J. Morgan $16,000

Madison Thompson $16,000

Michael C. Evers $16,000

Michael Little $16,000

Mykensie Jackson $16,000

Patrick McCalman $16,000

Peyton Prevett $16,000

Rachel Fleming $16,000

Raj D. Patel $16,000

Riya Patel $16,000

Sadie Brown $16,000

Sarah Atkinson $16,000

Sarah K. Shiver $16,000

Spirit Hall $16,000

Sydney Faircloth $16,000

Troung Danh H. Nguyen $16,000

Weston Parker $16,000

Rosemary Bass $15,995

Caitlyn Wiley $15,000

Hannah McCalman $14,500

Ada Short $14,000

Austin Kelley $14,000

Chandler Jones $14,000

Colin Ward $14,000

Dalton Taylor Watson $14,000

Evie Younce $14,000

Halle Burkhardt $14,000

Isabella Worley $14,000

Ivy Griggs $14,000

Kayla Stinson $14,000

Krusha Patel $14,000

Libby Barnes $14,000

Madalyn J. Wismer $14,000

Robert Bush $14,000

Sydney F. Ward $14,000

Taylor Carnely $14,000

Vivien Otero $14,000

Christopher Smith $13,656

Hanna Nichole Seymour $13,500

Sara Horn $13,500

Unidentified Student $13,500

Anna B. McCord $13,069

Joshua E. Hudson $12,500

Reese Burkhardt $12,500

Sarah Rhodes $12,250

Alexander Evans $12,045

Adam Peek $12,000

Anna Brady $12,000

Anna Young $12,000

Brandon D. Buck $12,000

Brianna Joiner $12,000

Carson A. Posey $12,000

Colin Marcum $12,000

Cooper Gooden $12,000

Emmy Rabren $12,000

Garrett C. Davis $12,000

Hailey White $12,000

Hunter M. Price $12,000

Jacob A. Catrett $12,000

Jacob King $12,000

Jacob Rodgers $12,000

Jenna Goolsby $12,000

Larry Strickland $12,000

Lily McDaniel $12,000

Marshall Farley $12,000

Mason L. Sims $12,000

Morgan L. Stokes $12,000

Stella Miles $12,000

Taylor Fowler $12,000

Taylor Mancil $12,000

Ashton C. Elmore $11,500

Samuel C. Gomillion $11,000

Abigail Livingston $10,500

Adeline Fischer $10,500

Alexander Gilliand $10,500

Allie McMath $10,500

Ashley Hughes $10,500

Cooper Taylor $10,500

Ellie C. Guilford $10,500

John C. Manning $10,500

Justin Peeples $10,500

Linsey Smithart $10,500

Makayla Harrelson $10,500

Marion Starnes $10,500

Parker Kelley $10,500

Pooja Patel $10,500

Ryan Mitchell $10,500

Whitney Vaughn $10,500

Ariyid Hightower $10,000

Brittany Paige Cook $10,000

Emily E. Kelley $10,000

Gracie Johnson $10,000

John C. Mauer $10,000

Oliva Merell $10,000

Rex Butler $10,000

Sara Kelley $10,000

Sydney Baumgarter $10,000

Ansley M. Nall $9,000

Brooks Rabren $9,000

Clarissa Morgan $9,000

Dalton C. Myers $9,000

Jamie Herring $9,000

Johnathon Driver $9,000

Maggie Short $9,000

Sarah Piggott $9,000

William B. Strong $9,000

Abigail Lee $8,750

Aksh Patel $8,750

Anna Duffy $8,750

Ashli Parker $8,750

Caylee Douglas $8,750

Dev Patel $8,750

Emma Taylor $8,750

Griffin Kennedy $8,750

Jiyoon Kim $8,750

Linsey Hicks $8,750

Trevor Hayes $8,750

Cody Michael Stewart $8,500

Abigail Thomas $8,000

Adam Anderson $8,000

Caleb Whitehurst $8,000

Chelsea Powell $8,000

Christopher A. Evers $8,000

Conner H. Sowards $8,000

Daniel M. Henderson $8,000

David McCalman $8,000

Dawson Kennedy $8,000

Hannah Lawless $8,000

Jacob M. Peek $8,000

Jada Bess $8,000

Jeffery Landon Hughes $8,000

Josh M. Ruth $8,000

Kassidy Gunter $8,000

Katelyn Griggs $8,000

Katherine A. Nail $8,000

Kelsi Elizabeth Scruggs $8,000

Kirkland Chase Gunter $8,000

Kyle Stewart $8,000

Maia-Alica Mereidith $8,000

Matthew W. McCulloch $8,000

Morgan Pierce $8,000

Sara E. Wilson $8,000

Sydney Woodard $8,000

Thomas Clark $8,000

Zachary Payne $8,000

Amanda Bell $7,500

Elizabeth Porter $7,500

Ethan Barton $7,500

Meleah Treadway $7,500

Taj Patel $7,500

Tiffani Dean $7,500

Aidan Vines $7,000

Aubree Caldwell $7,000

Brooke Moseley $7,000

Bryant Sasser $7,000

Clancy Stanfield $7,000

Ethan Shellhouse $7,000

Hailey Hardy $7,000

Julie Bryan $7,000

Kristen Brazwell $7,000

Marla Jo Lindsey $7,000

Nicholas O’Rourke $7,000

Shelby Wicker $7,000

William Clark $7,000

William Driver $7,000

Allen Butler $6,000

Amanda Vigor $6,000

Ana bell Bryant $6,000

Caleb Fleming $6,000

Cameron Maurer $6,000

Courtney Rodgers $6,000

Elisabeth Younce $6,000

Elizabeth A. Thomasson $6,000

Hannah E. Miller $6,000

John Helms $6,000

Kathryn Gafford $6,000

Kayley Peeples $6,000

Olivia Jones $6,000

Shelby Meeks $6,000

Sydney Brunson $6,000

Tara Ward $6,000

Taylor Earnest $6,000

Judah Balof $5,250

David Thompson $5,234

Addison Ralls $5,000

Alexis Hooks $5,000

Maddison Harrison $5,000

Madelyn Cooley $5,000

Hayden Blair $4,800

Addison Jacobs $4,500

Alexandria Sorrells $4,500

Amber Myers $4,500

Caroline Courson $4,500

Haley Harper $4,500

Ryan Cobb $4,500

Tiffani McColloch $4,500

Courtland Williams $4,200

Keasia Tyson $4,200

Liz Jackson $4,200

Abby Philpott $4,000

Altheia Jackson $4,000

Amberly Tillman $4,000

Annabelle Ezell $4,000

Ariyon Hightower $4,000

Ashton Patel $4,000

Austin Scott $4,000

Blakely Hammonds $4,000

Brandon Buckelew $4,000

Camille Holley $4,000

Chelsea Baldwin $4,000

Daniel Ament $4,000

Eli Russell $4,000

Felicity Tillery $4,000

Hannah Peevy $4,000

Heidi Cross $4,000

Ivy Rodgers $4,000

Jessica Alpin $4,000

Joshua Riley $4,000

Katherine E. Finley $4,000

Kenneth Clarke $4,000

Madeline Pugh $4,000

Madison Oconnor $4,000

Nealey Sikes $4,000

Olivia Amerson $4,000

Olivia Merrell $4,000

Ramsey Morrow $4,000

Rebecca Josey $4,000

Sarah Kidd $4,000

Sarah Langford $4,000

Sydney Kinsaul $4,000

Sylvia Worley $4,000

Thomas Barr $4,000

Tiffany Knoll $4,000

Timberly Golden $4,000

William Black $4,000

William Adams $3,900

Bryce Dupree $3,750

Catherine Pettie $3,750

Emily Morgan $3,750

Grace Shellhouse $3,750

Ishan Patel $3,750

Branyon Clarke $3,500

Briley Douglas $3,500

Connor Tillman $3,500

Lillian Andrews $3,500

Maddison Castleberry $3,500

Madison Griffin $3,500

Meredith Bell $3,500

Mitchell Schultz $3,500

Molly Capps $3,500

Peyton Zessin $3,500

Rachael Simon $3,500

Sarah McClung $3,500

Saylee Robertson $3,500

Walter Payton Thomas $3,500

Madyson Mullen $3,400

Rachel Walker $3,400

Alden Wells $3,000

Alisa Nail $3,000

Billie Byrd $3,000

Courtney Griggs $3,000

Hailey Ward $3,000

Jacob Cravey $3,000

Jake Coon $3,000

Katie Davis $3,000

Kennedy Bullard $3,000

Mason Kelley $3,000

Matthew Anderson $3,000

Millicent Manring $3,000

Suzana Warthen $3,000

William C. Lee $3,000

Aiyana Connell $2,500

Aubrey Pittman $2,500

Clayti Jackson $2,500

Grayson Donaldson $2,500

Kaylee McDaniel $2,500

Megan Jaynes $2,500

Meredith Wilson $2,500

Sam Gomillion $2,500

Summer Watson $2,500

Ava Tomberlin $2,400

Cindy Williams $2,400

David Lynn $2,400

Gracie Grissom $2,400

John Long $2,400

Marlee Tisdale $2,400

Daniel Bell $2,250

Elizabeth Cross $2,250

Cora Wyrosdick $2,100

James Jackson $2,100

Ora Hall $2,100

Charlie Conway $2,000

Emma Mixson $2,000

Hannah Sellers $2,000

Isabella Owens $2,000

Kyla J. Stinson $2,000

Lindsey Vaughn $2,000

Penelope Merrell $2,000

Peyton Mathews $2,000

Riley Lowery $2,000

Robert D. Clark III $2,000

Samantha Lawson $2,000

Sydney Weil $2,000

Taylor A. Johnson $2,000

Grant Barnes $1,950

Brody Lee $1,900

Nyla Crittenden $1,900

Kamari Gay $1,800

Kathryn Lord $1,800

Robin Correro $1,800

Allie Wismer $1,750

Caroline Reeves $1,750

Elizabeth Baxley $1,750

Emma Pugh $1,750

Alyssa Richardson $1,700

Jackson Owen $1,700

Alyssa Arnold $1,500

Anna Driver $1,500

Bailey J. Ralls $1,500

Brantley H. Kelley $1,500

Brennan Strong $1,500

Charlotte Shaw $1,500

Clayti Morgan Norris $1,500

Erin Philpott $1,500

Evan King $1,500

Genesis Drake $1,500

Grace Philpott $1,500

Gracyn Martin $1,500

Jaelin Monroe $1,500

Kelley Parker $1,500

Linsey Paige $1,500

Mary Duffy $1,500

Maxwell Russell $1,500

Megan Pinson $1,500

Meredith Nall $1,500

Presley Carnley $1,500

Sarah Sasser $1,500

Summer Beverly $1,500

Valerie Tomberlin $1,500

William Strong $1,500

Okianna Russell $1,400

Ridge Wilson $1,400

Ivy Youngblood $1,250

Leah Adams $1,250

Mykalin Canant $1,250

Paris Cenntner $1,250

Jaci White $1,100

A’Myia Bradley $1,000

Abby Worley $1,000

Ali Jackson $1,000

Autumn Grimes $1,000

Brayant Sasser $1,000

Christopher Holley $1,000

Colton Harrell $1,000

Dawson Jernigan $1,000

Eathon Barton $1,000

Haley Hudson $1,000

Hannah M. McCurley $1,000

James Lloyd $1,000

Jamie L. Young $1,000

Joseph Snider $1,000

Kaden Wiggins $1,000

Kurstin Jones $1,000

Matthew Lilly $1,000

Michaelyn Manning $1,000

Nathan Watson $1,000

Sarah E. Linds $1,000

Tyler Janes $1,000

Victoria S. Mack $1,000

William Johnson $1,000

Zaria Jones $1,000

Stephanie Fletcher $898

Adam Kilpatrick $500

Amanda Ralls $500

Ament Fletcher $500

Antonio Gurley $500

Christian Drew $500

Courtney Coleman $500

Daniel Fletcher $500

Jaden Johnson $500

James Fall $500

James Gunter $500

Jaynes M. Tyler $500

Joyce Ritter $500

Kendrick Brown $500

Layne Vidich $500

Mitchell Glenn $500

Thomas Payton $500

Ashley Trice contributed to the information gathering for this story.

Rob Holbert is a co-publisher and managing editor of Lagniappe. He can be emailed at [email protected]