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Jean Ellison in a pink Mom-To-Go apron, fist raised, outdoors in Anniston

The View from the Boat

Jean Ellison  ·  Anniston, Alabama

The Chief Ladiga Trail covered in snow, bare trees and blue sky, December 2017

Chief Ladiga, 1832

Chief Ladiga Trail  ·  Anniston to Piedmont, Alabama

Lewis Downing leaning on the glass counter at Downing and Sons, with garden and seed products on shelves behind him

1030 Gurnee

Lewis Downing  ·  Anniston, Alabama

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Meet the people behind the businesses, shops, and traditions that make this region what it is.

Shannon Jenkins, President and CEO of United Way of East Central Alabama

"Don't Be
Afraid to
Dream"

Shannon Jenkins  ·  Anniston, Alabama

Samuel Sawyer at the farmers market with mushrooms and tinctures at the Aquality Farms booth

A NEW WAY OF
GROWING

Aquality Farms  ·  Anniston, Alabama

Noccalula Falls viewed from the gorge floor, Gadsden, Alabama

Where the Water Thunders

Noccalula Falls Park  ·  Gadsden, Alabama

The Freedom Riders mural on Gurnee Avenue in Anniston, Alabama, depicting a Greyhound bus with the question 'Could You Get On The Bus?' painted above it

The Burning Bus

Freedom Riders National Monument  ·  Anniston, Alabama

Linocut print of an elderly man with long hair sitting in a wheelchair in an urban park

Churches Stopped Competing

Interfaith Ministries of Calhoun County  ·  Anniston, Alabama

A child explores the lobby of the Anniston Museum of Natural History

Where Wonder Grows Wild

Anniston Museums & Gardens  ·  Anniston, Alabama

Jean Ellison in a pink Mom-To-Go apron, fist raised, outdoors in Anniston

The View from the Boat

Jean Ellison  ·  Anniston, Alabama

The Chief Ladiga Trail covered in snow, bare trees and blue sky, December 2017

Chief Ladiga, 1832

Chief Ladiga Trail  ·  Anniston to Piedmont, Alabama

Lewis Downing leaning on the glass counter at Downing and Sons, with garden and seed products on shelves behind him

1030 Gurnee

Lewis Downing  ·  Anniston, Alabama

SL Newsdesk · August 17, 2026

Kids learn safety skills at Anniston library, Jacksonville State and Gadsden State make transfer easier, and local businesses win readers' choice awards.

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No Shade

Last Easter I was manic. This Easter someone handed me a cup.

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17 stories across Northeast Alabama

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