<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/10272026-queen-finalist-ashleigh-gray.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>10/27/2026</pubDate><title>Ashleigh Gray Embraces Opportunity to Give Back to the Community She Calls Home</title><description>Meet Queen Alalah XCIV finalist Ashleigh Gray, a Cowley College Tigerette and sonography student celebrating her Arkansas City roots and love of dance.</description><author>Hunter Ferguson</author><image><img src="/_resources/assets/img/news/ashleigh-gray.jpg" alt="Ashleigh Gray."/></image><video/><video-caption/><tags><tag>Annual Events</tag><tag>Community Events</tag><tag>Student Life</tag></tags></item>