
Alex woman wins national photo contest
Lou Ann Marks of Alexandria holds a print of the winning entry in the Reader’s Digest America’s Road Trip Photo Contest. Marks was awarded $500 for submitted the grand prize photo. Contributed photo Lou Ann Marks of Alexandria loves to take photos. Since retiring about five years ago, she has been taking many photos with her iPhone. “I have always been interested in photography but having a camera on my phone has given me more flexibility,” she said. “They say that the best c