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After two years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people headed to Cedar Hill Cemetery in Scottsboro on Sunday to attend the third annual cemetery walk. 

The event featured stories from actors portraying Scottsboro residents of the past, such as a daredevil pilot and an actress. 

During the two years off, the community frequently asked when the event would return. 

"We had lots of people asking, 'When is the cemetery stroll coming back? When is the cemetery stroll coming back?'" said Julia Everett, an event organizer. "We are very excited about it, and we think the public is as well."

A lot of this year's attendees had participated in past walks, but one actor was performing in her very first cemetery stroll. 

Sylvia Coleman, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Scottsboro High School, acted as Mary Boyd Robinson Cothran, a former slave. 

When she passed away, Cothran possibly was the oldest living person in Scottsboro. 

Even though Coleman never knew Cothran, she learned she actually has a close connection with her. 

"I'm related to her," said Coleman. "My mother is a Toliver, and the Tolivers are part of her descendants."

The event was free to attend, though donations were accepted. Donations from this year's event will help fund a headstone for an unmarked grave at the cemetery. 

This year's event was considered a success, and there are already plans to bring it back next year.