A Marion business that started in a couple’s home and now makes clothing products for places like the Mast General Store is Marion’s Small Business of the Year for 2025.
At the 41st annual membership meeting of the Marion Business Association, from left, President Crystal Ledbetter with Barefoot Baby owners Alyssa and Matthew Hughes and Freddie Killough, executive director of the Marion Business Association.
The Marion Business Association introduced the 2025-2026 board of directors at its annual meeting. In the photo are (from left to right) MBA Outreach and Event Coordinator Lauren Godwin; Director Erin Adams Hollifield of Jim Cook Chevrolet; Vice President Becky Poteat of Premier Insurance; Director Walt Bagwell of TWFG Insurance Services; Treasurer Alyssa Hughes of Barefoot Baby; Immediate Past President Tyler Mace of Westmoreland Funeral Home; President Crystal Ledbetter of Ledbetter Properties; Director Andrea Allison of First Bank; Director Nancy Spencer of Spencer Hardware; MBA Executive Director Freddie Killough; Director Steve Bush of Marion Hot Wheelz; and Director Portia Bollinger of McDowell Chamber of Commerce. Directors Ammie Long of the Pickle Barrel, Cindy Snedaker of Refinery 13 and Matthew Ledford of the law firm Little, Lattimore & Ledford were not available for photo.
At Thursday’s annual meeting of the Marion Business Association, the association’s new officers for 2025-2026 were announced. They are (from left) Becky Poteat, vice president; Alyssa Hughes, treasurer; Tyler Mace, immediate past president; and Crystal Ledbetter, president. City Manager Woody Ayers is an adviser but was not available for photo.
At the 41st annual membership meeting of the Marion Business Association, from left, President Crystal Ledbetter with Barefoot Baby owners Alyssa and Matthew Hughes and Freddie Killough, executive director of the Marion Business Association.
At Thursday’s annual meeting of the Marion Business Association, the association’s new officers for 2025-2026 were announced. They are (from left) Becky Poteat, vice president; Alyssa Hughes, treasurer; Tyler Mace, immediate past president; and Crystal Ledbetter, president. City Manager Woody Ayers is an adviser but was not available for photo.
The Marion Business Association introduced the 2025-2026 board of directors at its annual meeting. In the photo are (from left to right) MBA Outreach and Event Coordinator Lauren Godwin; Director Erin Adams Hollifield of Jim Cook Chevrolet; Vice President Becky Poteat of Premier Insurance; Director Walt Bagwell of TWFG Insurance Services; Treasurer Alyssa Hughes of Barefoot Baby; Immediate Past President Tyler Mace of Westmoreland Funeral Home; President Crystal Ledbetter of Ledbetter Properties; Director Andrea Allison of First Bank; Director Nancy Spencer of Spencer Hardware; MBA Executive Director Freddie Killough; Director Steve Bush of Marion Hot Wheelz; and Director Portia Bollinger of McDowell Chamber of Commerce. Directors Ammie Long of the Pickle Barrel, Cindy Snedaker of Refinery 13 and Matthew Ledford of the law firm Little, Lattimore & Ledford were not available for photo.
