Ana Carolina Behel of Weeden Elementary School in Florence was named Alabama’s Teacher of the Year May 8. Over the next year, she will travel the state in a Chevy Traverse. Alfa Insurance provides the vehicle, and the Alabama Farmers Federation sponsors insurance.

Ray’s Restaurant in Dothan won the Bama’s Best Peach Cobbler contest after judges visited the eatery in late April. Owner Christi Peterson won $300 from the Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, which sponsored the contest.

The Bama’s Best Fried Chicken contest, held on Facebook, won the Special Events Medallion Award from the Public Relations Council of Alabama April 8.