For Disabled Holtville Native, Hunting Gives Her Life
By Laura Winston
Cold weather means it’s hunting season in Alabama. For Holtville native Paige Ray, it means so much more. “Hunting gives me life,” she says.
Ray was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease at a young age. After multiple back surgeries and permanent nerve damage throughout her extremities, she is forced to walk with a cane.
“I’ve been permanently disabled since 1997. There are some days that my husband has to carry me from room to room,” Ray says.But on her good days, she is in the woods, waiting for her next deer. Ray is one of many hunters who use Alabama Power’s Jordan Dam Physically Disabled Hunting Area. The recreation site on Alabama Highway 111 in Holtville includes multiple green fields and shooting houses maintained by Alabama Power’s Shoreline Management and Environmental Affairs, and Southern Company Hydro Services.
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