Featured Trailblazers’ leader blazes her own trail Gwen Bishop Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Mar 3, 2026 6 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Staci Pemberton never thought doing a job she loved would garner an award. Buy Now Community spirit award winner Staci Pemberton, right, embraces Courtney Layfield during last month's annual chamber banquet. Lizi Arbogast / TPI Pemberton, executive director of Lake Martin Trailblazers, was honored during Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet last week. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm“x 925 ?@ :562 H92ED@6G6C 2E 2==[” !6>36CE@? D2:5 @7 96C r@>>F?:EJ $A:C:E pH2C5] “x H6?E 3642FD6 W{2<6 |2CE:? pC62X &?:E65 (2J :?G:E65 >6 E@ 8@] x H2D C62==J C68C6EE:?8 :E[ 3642FD6 H6 925 ;FDE 4@>6 324< 7C@> }6H *@C< @? 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