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Sports tourism brings big impacts to local economies  Story & Photos By Colette Boehm With state-of-the-art facilities and a diversity of landscapes and resources, Alabama is winning the sports tourism game. In 2024 the industry had more than  $614 million in economic impact on local economies...
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with help from Main Street program By Deborah Storey  Living, dining and shopping downtown is cool again as Alabama communities spruce up once-neglected areas through the Main Street Alabama program. Main Street member communities in the state are revitalizing small-town downtowns, or even just specific...
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By Scott Flood W hat do Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Cook and Jimmy Carter have in common?They’re all connected to an extraordinary program that aims to prepare and power the next generation of cooperative leaders. Every June since the late 1950s, high school students sponsored...
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April Spotlight

Alabama Co-ops Closing in on Broadband Middle Mile to Serve Entire State The Alabama Fiber Network (AFN) and its eight electric cooperatives have fulfilled a major

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Cup o' Joe

A Gift to Remember

Gift giving has become a dying art, and it’s all because of gift cards. I’ve used them only reluctantly because I think they reduce gift-giving

Alabama People

Passionate About Sports and Communities

Sports tourism brought in more than $600 million to Alabama in economic impact in 2024, according to Sports Alabama’s Annual Report. Why do you think

Recipes

Healthy Swaps

Photos by Brooke Echols The Buttered Home This delicious baked casserole is filled with flavor and protein. Coming in at over 30 grams of protein

Worth the Drive

No Rush

Greasy Spoon diners take time to savor the food and friends By Jennifer Kornegay Greasy Cove General Store and its onsite eatery, Greasy Spoon Kitchen,

Electric Cooperatives

Since 1936 electric co-ops have built 2.5 million miles of power lines across rural America – long enough to reach from the earth to the moon five and a half times.

From booming suburbs to remote rural farming communities, Alabama’s electric cooperatives are energy providers and engines of economic development. Statewide, electric cooperatives serve more than 1 million Alabamians in their homes, businesses, farms and schools. Their coverage spans approximately 70% of Alabama’s landmass.

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Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA)

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Worth The Drive: Gather

Worth the Drive: Gather from AREA on Vimeo.

111 W. Nashville Ave.
Atmore, AL 36502
251-303-8080
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; reservations highly recommended on weekend nights
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Outdoor

Spinning Tails, Not Tales

One day decades ago, Dad wanted to make a quick morning fishing trip before everyone else arrived at the pond we called the Ol’ Swimming

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Garden

Lessons in Gardening:

How to grow your garden IQ No matter how long we’ve been digging the dirt and growing things, there’s always a new lesson to be

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