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    Discover the Places That Make Alabama Special

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    Alabama Small Towns Stories - Sept 2026

    Farmers and Makers - Featured Story

    From Planted Seed to Luxury Sheets

    NOW AVAILABLE: THE SEPTEMBER 2026 ISSUE
    The stories behind the photographs—now being delivered across Alabama.
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    Read More from the Farmers & Makers Issue

    Ten Years on Main Street: Downtown Wetumpka’s TransformationA decade of small wins, shared vision and a transformed downtown. By Andrew Stieb Photo Credit: Discover Wetumpka
    Photo of Anthony "Chef Wayne" Williams
    Meet Chef Wayne: A Lifetime of Food, Flavor and a Sauce ... Anthony “Chef Wayne” Williams has spent more than 40 years in food service, but his love of cooking started long before it became a career.
    Cotton Luxury Sheets in Cotton Field
    From Planted Seed to Luxury SheetsOn roughly 3,000 acres of North Alabama farmland, Red Land Cotton grows much of the cotton that will eventually become sheets, towels an...
    A Lasting Handprint Wall in DadevilleA Lasting Handprint In Dadeville
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    From a Prayer to a Purpose: The Story of Ritz Ranch & 3D... By Kelly Caldwell Bret and Kim Dalrymple didn’t set out to build a beef and skincare brand. In fact, neither of them ever imagined their...
    Where Makers and Momentum MeetBy Colbert County Tourism There’s something special about downtown Tuscumbia. Maybe it’s the gentle rhythm of water flowing through Spri...

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