I tried something similar to what is described here.
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/only-show-post-thumbnails-for-one-category?replies=5
Obviously for my application it would not be going in the footer. It will be inside a divider labeled featuredarea
It seemed like I was on the right track but now I”m just lost. I’ll check out the above links. If you have any input/ideas feel free to let me know. Thanks so much.