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ASHLAND, Ky. —Technology will allow fans of Amy Compston to follow her on Monday during the Boston Marathon. Text 15196 to 345678 to receive updates on where she is during race day. She will probably start around 10:30 to 11 a.m. It will alert you up to four times on [...]

Amy Compston during last year's Boston Marathon. Below: Amy shows a photograph of her family after they all arrived safely following the bombings on April 15, 2013. By MARK MAYNARD / The Ashland Daily Independent ASHLAND, Ky. — Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings [...]

ASHLAND, Ky. - Amy For Africa team members Chris Compston and Amanda Wesolowski received official word on Monday that they are in the Chicago Marathon and will join Amy Compston in the race. Amy qualified earlier with her time from last year's Boston Marathon and her time in the Nashville 50-mile [...]

ASHLAND, Ky. – The Amy For Africa mission reached another milestone on Sunday afternoon, surpassing a fundraising goal of $50,000. The congregation at Franklin Furnace Independent Baptist Church gave the organization a $420 love offering on Sunday after listening to Amy Compston’s powerful testimony that pushed AFA over the top. [...]

MOYO, Uganda – Heavy rains and hailstorms flattened the first Penne Paris Nursery School at the Laropi Baptist Church on Monday, according to United Christian Expedition missionary Dr. Floyd Paris. The school is one of four working Penne Paris schools that are supported by the Amy For Africa mission that [...]

ASHLAND – The Amy For Africa Team is looking for a few good runners. Team AFA runners are asked to help us raise funds by running for the organization. Ask friends and family members to donate per mile for every mile you race this summer and be part of this [...]