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The sixth annual Endure the Dirt Adventure Race drew hundreds to Stuttgart on a rainy Saturday morning to get muddy for a good cause. Approximately 500 participants endured the 5K mud run consisting of obstacles engineered to test their strength and to tackle their fears.

A handwritten note is still a powerful tool to Misti Coker. She sends them to those fighting cancer across the United States and even Canada.

White Hall High School seniors were presented a total of $3,000 in scholarships on Wednesday through the 501(c)(3) Personal Pep Rally Organization in memory of former White Hall basketball coach Marc Stringer, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2016 at the age of 33, and died in January 2020.

Snow began to fall on the eve of the scheduled Endure the Dirt Adventure run, a cancer awareness fundraiser inspired by former White Hall basketball coach Marc Stringer, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the age of 33 and eventually succumbed to it.

Chance Jackson was the overall winner of Saturday’s Endure the Dirt race with a time of 28:42. (Photo by Melissa Cason) The third Endure the Dirt 5K Adventure Run was held Saturday just north of Mack’s Prairie Wings in Stuttgart. The event brings awareness to the cancer journey while raising money for the local nonprofit organization Personal Pep Rally to provide services for cancer patients nationwide. Leslie Bednar, event committee chair, said the event had over 300 entries this year wit...