The next year, the cave hosted the convention of the Alabama Press Association. Dinner was served to 160 editors from around the state. A 1936 article in The Huntsville Times recalled the event.

W hile exploring a cave in Alabama on a school trip, a 15-year-old boy climbing a wall fell about 30 feet — and set off an hourslong rescue effort, according to officials and a local news outlet.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A 15-year-old climber fell about 30-feet and became stuck in a cave, an Alabama sheriff said. ... Jackson County, Alabama, is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Chattanooga, Tennessee.