OZARK —“A perfect partnership” is the result when the Heart of Dixie Coon Hunters Association, the Dale County Cattlemen, and Dale County 4-H’ers team for a mission, said Melissa Voynich. “When there is a need in this community, people ask, “What can we do to help?’ and then they make it happen.”

Voynich is the Dale County Extension Director and one of the organizers of this year’s “Hounds Hunting with Heart” held at the Dale County Ag-Plex Areana in Ozark. The family-friendly fundraiser raised $60,000 for the Vivian B. Adams School this year, bringing the total donation from the group to $260,000. Organizers have already begun planning for next year’s event set for April 11.

VBAS serves the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities from Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Henry, Houston, a

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