2013: Talladega Commerce

Talladega Commerce

A Special Supplement to The Daily Home

2013

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State Rep. Steve Hurst, left, and Talladega City Councilman Joe Ballow enjoy working in their pawn shop, Haynes Street Pawn.

Work is like a hobby for pawn shop owners By KENNY FARMER Special Projects editor

For the owners of Haynes Street Pawn Shop in Talladega, work is more like a hobby. State Rep. Steve Hurst and Talladega City Councilman Joe Ballow enjoy their days working in their pawn shop, meeting others and having opportunities to help those in need. Hurst said the people and the education he receives from researching all the items brought into the shop are the things he enjoys most about the business. “I like the educational part,” he said. “You never know what people are going to bring in. I might do research for two or three days trying to find information on an item.” Ballow looks around the store as he points out items such as an old barbershop chair and an antique, fully operational Coca-Cola vending machine. “I collect that type of stuff, so I enjoy looking at it all day.” Hurst mentioned some of the recent items brought into the store, including a fully functioning cash register that was discovered to be made in 1913 and a Singer sewing machine with carrying box that was used by the company’s door-to-door salesmen. “The most interesting thing to me is the unusual things people bring in here,” he said. Hurst also talked about other interesting items at the shop, such as an old, original oil painting titled “The Ghost Rider” and an autographed Babe Ruth homerun ball. Hurst said the ball, which he owned prior to opening the shop, led him to researching old items “a lot deeper.” In addition to the education he gets, Hurst said the store allows him and Ballow to help others. “You can help people,” he said. “You have a lot of people who struggle, and we try to help people all we can. We treat them with respect and try to help them.”

Ballow said that in the past he has been in the same position as many of his customers. “We treat people with the utmost respect because when they come in here, they are looking to borrow money,” he said. “I’ve been there and done that and I didn’t want to be treated badly.” Several years ago, Hurst and Ballow were having dinner with their wives when they began to talk about the idea of opening their own pawn shop. Hurst said he had always wanted a pawn shop. Ballow thought it sounded like a good idea. “He (Hurst) had the building, and I had the time to work it,” said Ballow. “One thing led to another.” Haynes Street Pawn opened in February 2011, and Hurst said he has been pleased with the business so far. “All in all, it’s been great,” he said. “It’s been a lot of fun.” However, Ballow and Hurst did their homework before opening their doors. “It wasn’t on a whim, we thought about it,” Ballow said. The two talked to friends who owned pawn shops in Birmingham and Oxford to see what the business was all about, and to see if it was something they really wanted to do. They agreed the venture was something they would like to try. “We just jumped in with both feet, and two years later, we’re rocking it, we’re doing real good,” Ballow said. Hurst talked about the many attractions in the pawn shop for kids to enjoy, like the remote control deer that hangs from the wall that moves, talks and sings; the coin-operated horse; and the working popcorn machine. “We like to have something for the kids to see,” he said. At Haynes Street Pawn, the fun and games are not limited to just youngsters. “We used to have a green box labeled ‘souve-

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He said gun sales picked up after the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., in July, and increased after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December. “It’s getting hard for me to replace what I’m selling,” he said. While Haynes Street Pawn has its share of colorful characters and unique items, Ballow said it is nothing like the reality TV shows about pawn shops. “If it was like that, I’d go home,” Ballow said. “I don’t need that in my life. I’m 68 years old.” As for the future of the business, Ballow hopes it continues to grow. He said the pawn shop, along with his grandson Tyler, “keeps him young.” He said most of the money that is made at the shop is put back into the business. Looking ahead, Hurst said he would also like to see the business “continue to grow.” While more space has already been added to the building, Hurst said the shop needs more room. He said plans to construct an outside, fenced-in area are being considered. Haynes Pawn Shop in Talladega is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., and on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

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Mike Morris has owned the Poor House Branch Marina for 15 years and there’s no place he’d rather be. “I live on the lake and own a marina,” he said. “That’s always been my dream.” Before buying the marina, Morris worked for his father at his truck stop in Birmingham. When his dad sold the business, Morris was looking for something else to do. That’s when his next door neighbor, Richard Merrell, who owned the Poor House Branch Marina at the time, told Morris he was ready to get out of the business and was looking to sell his marina. “It was just luck,” Morris said. Since purchasing the marina, there is no place Morris would rather spend his days, not even at home. “I’ve never taken off a day, except when I was sick,” he said. “That’s the only time I’ve been away (from the marina). I’d rather be here than at home.” The water outside his marina is referred to as the “Poor House Branch.” Morris explained how the waterway got its name. “This water’s called Poor

Ferguson’s efforts to bring a meeting of the Creek Nation to Talladega. Other goals include working closely with city officials in Lincoln and Talladega, while continuing to support community projects such as the Farmer’s Market, April in Talladega and the Harvest Group, a program for atrisk teens and senior citizens. Other community programs include the Activities Committee Talladega, the Hall of Heroes Committee, Mardi Gras, the antique car show, Talladega and Lincoln Christmas parades, the Talladega College Founders Day Parade, the Talladega County Volunteers Program (successor organization to the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) and the Boy Scouts. The chamber can be contacted at 256-362-9075 or on the web at www.talladegachamber.com. Mailing address is P.O. Drawer A, Talladega, Al. 35161. The chamber offices are located at 210 East St. S., in the old railroad depot.

House Branch,” he said. “It starts out where the old poor house used to be in Talladega.” Morris used to put on 156 fishing tournaments per year, but now he is down to just one — the Day After Thanksgiving Bass Tournament. He said because of the cost to insure each one of the 150plus tournaments, they were no longer profitable to his business. “We’re not a fishing place anymore,” he said. “We’re a boat dealer. We sell boats and work on

boats. We’ve got a full service shop. We sell pontoon boats and Honda motors.” Poor House Branch Marina is an authorized Avalon pontoon dealer. Morris is currently in the process of adding another dealer. “I like boats,” he said. “I like test driving them.” Morris said business has been “pretty good,” and 2012 was his biggest year to date. Morris has made many changes to the Poor House See Marina, Page 4

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nirs,’ with a (fake) coiled up snake inside,” Hurst said. “I would say as customers entered the store, ‘Don’t you look in that box. You see that box? Don’t you dare, don’t you dare look in that box’.” Hurst said people would go straight to the box, even after hearing his warning. He said people would scream, jump and even run out of the store after seeing the snake. “We try to have a good time,” he said. Guns are also a big part of the business at Haynes Street Pawn. “We sell a lot of guns,” Ballow said. When the pawnshop opened in February 2011, Hurst and Ballow had 15 guns for sale. Now that number is up to “400 or 500,” according to Ballow.

The successful tenure of Greater Talladega and Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Mack Ferguson came to an end earlier this year, but his successor, Jason Daves, is planning to hit the ground running. According to a presentation he plans to present the chamber’s Board of Directors, he has a multipoint plan going ahead. First will be continued growth in membership, which starts with increasing the value of chamber membership by assessing the needs of business owners. This will also involve more corporate sponsorships, through vehicles such as chamber magazines and the state tourism website. He also has plans to enhance the chamber’s own web presence. Daves also plans on enhancing the chamber’s presence in Lincoln, including office hours in the new Lincoln City Hall on Tuesdays. He also stresses the importance of member-

ship in the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce, which “keeps our chamber up to date on all current state politics that affect businesses.” He is also planning on increasing member recognition through participation in the monthly Talladega and Lincoln Business Associates meetings and through the continuing Leadership Program. Daves also has educational partnerships planned with Talladega city and county schools, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind and Talladega College. Under the economic heading, Daves lists plans to “nurture and support existing local businesses (while) build(ing) a solid base for the Industrial Development Board to help recruit new businesses and industries.” He also has plans to continue development projects around the square, as well as the development of the TOP Trails park and the Creek Indian Museum. Ferguson remains involved in both of the latter two projects in retirement. He will also be continuing

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Dr. Contratto likes working in ‘small town atmosphere’ By KENNY FARMER Special Projects editor

Dr. Ben Contratto was looking to work in a “small town atmosphere.” Dr. Tony McKinney was ready to call it a career. Both dentists got their wish when Contratto bought McKinney’s business last July. After four decades of practicing dentistry in Talladega, McKinney retired in July 2012. His office closed, and he was looking to sell his business. “He had practiced out here 41 years, and decided

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Marina property since purchasing it 15 years ago. “The property used to have a camper and mobile home park,” he said. “When I bought it (the marina), I bought the whole thing.” Morris later shut down the park and began adding storage facilities for boats. He can now store 77 boats and plans to add more storage in the near future that will allow him to store more than 100 boats. A customer can store their boat in one of Morris’ garages for $100 per month. Sales manager Eddie Rush refers to it as “valet storage.” “All they’ve got to do is

it was time to hang it up and take it to the lake,” Contratto said. Contratto bought the business and began making the transition from McKinney’s business to his own. After meeting with McKinney’s staff, Contratto thought that Talladega “seemed to be a good fit.” “The people here at the office are great,” he said. “We just kind of hit it off.” Contratto, known by his patients as ‘Dr. Ben,’ has three employees who work in his office. Sam

Lackey, office manager, has been at the location for 31 years; primary hygienist Kim Otwell has worked there for 25 years; and assistant Haley Wideman has been employed since August 2012. “It’s definitely more their place than mine,” Contratto said. “They’ve been a huge help.” About the transition from McKinney to Contratto, Lackey said she “didn’t know what to expect,” but everything has been “good.” “Ben has made it easy, though,” she said. “He’s really, really nice.”

call and say they’re on their way, and when they get here the boat’s full of gas and in the water,” Rush said. “They can call and say that they want drinks in the cooler, and they’ll be ready when they get here. All they do when they come back is just tie it (their boat) up and leave it. They don’t have to get it in or get it out. They don’t have to be here when it’s put in.”

Morris keeps three to five pontoons on hand for rentals every day. In addition to pontoon sales and rentals, the marina also offers a full service shop. Morris has six employees at the marina: three mechanics, one sales manager, one parts manager and a store attendant. Rush said people should choose Poor House Branch Marina when buying a boat because “it’s the best built boat in the price range.”

Poor House Branch Marina also rents pontoon boats at a rate of $250 per day, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. “Some people feel like it’s easier and less expensive to rent one than it is to have one of their own — the upkeep, the insurance.”

Morris added, “It’s the best built boat, period.” He said he usually keeps about 20 boats for sale at the marina. “When people come

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Dr. Ben Contratto took over the dental practice of Dr. Tony McKinney. He is shown with members of his staff. From the left are Kim Otwell, Contratto, Samantha Lackey and Haley Wideman.

Before arriving in Talladega, Contratto worked for other dentists in Trussville and Coosa County. He graduated from the University of

Alabama at Birmingham in 2010 and wanted to work alongside other dentists before starting his own practice. “It seems to be work-

ing out well,” he said. “Nothing too fancy, just trying to provide good service.” See Contratto, Page 5

and buy a boat, it’s the happiest day of their lives,” Morris said. Rush said he loves working at the marina. He lives across the street, so can walk to work. “Mike’s pretty good to work for,” Rush said. “He pretty much lets me do my own thing.” Rush is responsible for selling the boats, as well as handling the financing “I had my own store, Logan Martin Water Sports, from 2000 to 2004,” Rush said. “Then Brian Schoenhals/The Daily Home I worked for several other marinas. “I’ve worked on Mike Morris has owned the Poor House Marina Lake Martin, I’ve worked on Smith Lake and I’ve for 15 years. worked up in Athens on Contact Kenny Farmer at Martin better,” Rush said. Wheeler Lake.” kfarmer@dailyhome.com. “I just like Logan “I like the people.”

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took him and his staff a while to get some of the old equipment together, but it still works fine. However, Contratto does refer some of his patients to a specialist in certain cases. “I don’t do all root canals, I don’t do all extractions,” he said. “I know my limitations. If I don’t feel like I can do it right, I’ll send them to someone who can.” Contratto said his office uses nitrus oxide, or “laughing gas,” to help calm the fears and anxiety of those who get nervous at the dentist’s office. However, they do not do sedations. “I know there are some dentists out there that do, but we don’t,” he said. Contratto said that he is currently working on “bringing the business up to date” with new paint. He said he and his staff are also working on a website for the business. While Contratto does not have a website at the time, online information about his office can be found at www.facebook. com/TalladegaDentist. “We’re trying to get with the times,” he said. Contratto lives in Irondale with his wife, Erin, who is an internal medicine doctor at UAB, and his 9-month-old son, David. He hopes to move closer to Talladega in the future, possibly to the Pell City area. “I’m trying to get her (his wife) to move out to the country with me,” he said. Contratto’s office hours are 8 a.m.-noon and 15 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The office is located at 116 Coffee St. in Talladega.

Contratto said he prefers the “small town atmosphere” of Talladega. “I like the people better in a small town,” he said. “There’s just a different kind of mindset. “I find in a small town that if you take care of people, they’ll take care of you. It’s real easy to do business that way. Just a little slower pace, and that’s right up my alley.” Contratto’s father was an aerospace engineer at Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Fla., and he always thought he would follow in his father’s footsteps. Contratto built model airplanes and cars when he was a child, and his father thought he would be great in the field of engineering. Contratto, while in high school in Florida, decided he would shadow other aerospace engineers at nearby Eglin Air Force Base in Ft. Walton Beach. “I realized that I hated it,” he said. “Small office, no windows. Sitting at a computer at a desk all day was not my cup of tea.” It was then he began to think about dentistry as a career. He said he thought it would be a profession he would be good at. He said he has good motor skills and gets along well with others. He began to think that it would be a “good fit” for him. Contratto describes his business as “bread and butter dentistry,” such as crowns, bridges and fillings. “Generally, we just try to keep people’s teeth healthy and working well,” he said. “That includes extractions and root canals.” He said McKinney Contact Kenny Farmer at stopped doing root canals several years ago, and it kfarmer@dailyhome.com.

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Jam sessions in future plans for My Music Store By DENISE SINCLAIR Home News Editor

Cabot Barden has been a musician since he was 14. He bought his first instrument, a set of drums, with money he earned running a paper route for The Daily Home in the Fairmont community in Sylacauga. Since then, Barden went on to be a musician, singer, songwriter, author and now a music store owner in Talladega. Barden and his wife, Libby, opened the store on Black Friday in 2012. The store is called My Music Store. It is located at 413 Fort Lashley Ave. The store sells guitars, drums, keyboards, mandolins, banjos, accessories, marching band instruments and accessories you

can order, guitar strings, and much more. “When we find out what people want, we will start keeping it in stock,” Libby Barden said. On how the business is doing, Barden said December was good, January slow, but February has been great so far. In bigger music stores, Barden said customers don’t get the personal touch they get at My Music Store. “The Internet has hurt, I think, all small businesses. But we believe there are enough musicians in this area that will support us. We’ve got a great response from them so far. Local musicians don’t have to drive to Birmingham or Anniston to get what they need. They can come here,” Libby Barden said.

“We’re here to help serve customers and provide them with good personal service that is guaranteed.” When not playing music or writing songs, Barden is an author. He has two books out, “It’s the Bass Player” and “Mixed Blessings.” “Mixed Blessings’ won the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award. He and his wife travel for different book signings. Barden has been invited to the University of North Alabama to lecture on writing books and how to get books published. Barden has also written music for movies and played with bands most of his life. The band he was in in Sequoyah was the first band to play on stage when City Stages started in Birmingham.

His bands have opened for artists including Mickey Gilley, Emmylou Harris, the Georgia Satellites, Jan and Dean and others. He has worked in recording studios in Birmingham and Nashville, along with other cities. He and his co-writers have had several songs on the radio at different times over the years. He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Weogufka Songwriters. One of Barden’s friends, Clive Cussler, wrote the book “Sahara (Dirk Pitt adventures)”, that was turned into a movie. In fact, Barden wrote a musical score for the movie, but it didn’t make it to the See Barden, Page 8

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BUSINESSES... from decades past to decades to come. Each year brings new opportunities for continuing growth and progress. These businesses in The Daily Home coverage area have shaped our communities' future. Read about them here...

Over 160 Years The Daily Home Talladega (256) 362-1000 Sylacauga (256) 249-4311 Pell City (205) 884-3400 www.dailyhome.com First National Bank of Talladega Since 1848 120 East North St. Talladega Office (256) 362-2334 Lincoln Office (205) 763-7763 Munford Office (256) 358-9000

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101-135 years Palace Drugs 216 N. Broadway Ave. Sylacauga (256) 245-4381

Alabama Bag Company PO Box 576 Talladega (256) 362-4921 Kilgroe Funeral Home since 1908 2219 2nd Ave. N. Pell City (205) 338-3341 Aliant Bank 1930 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 338-3500 91-100 years

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Craddock Health Center 209 W. Spring St. Suite #200 Sylacauga (256) 249-1100 Wright-Sprayberry Insurance LLC Sylacauga-106 North Broadway Ave. (256) 249-0302 Childersburg-1009 1st St. SW. (256) 378-6306 Standard Furniture Co. 200 Battle Street W. Talladega (256) 362-2330 Citizens BMC 604 Stone Ave. Talladega (256) 362-8111 81-90 years

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Miller Lumber Company 308 E. FT. Williams PO Box 134 Sylacauga (256) 245-6081 FAX (256) 245-8641 Barber Sales 1000 S. J. White Memorial Blvd. Talladega (256) 362-3195 Usrey Brown-Service Funeral Home 516 North St. Talladega (256) 362-2344 21271 Hwy 231 N. Pell City (205) 338-0303 www.usreyfuneralhome.com

71-80 Years B.B. Comer Memorial Library Dr. Shirley Spears 314 N. Broadway Ave. Sylacauga (256) 249-0961 Heritage South Federal Credit Union 60 Gene Stewart Blvd & 901 Broadway Ave. N. Sylacauga www.myhscu.com Terry’s Metropolitan Mortuary 1702 W. Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-2421 American Legion Edward R. Wren Post 17 216 Welch Ave. Talladega (256) 362-9870 Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative 69220 AL Hwy 77 Talladega (256) 362-4180 61 - 70 years

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J&M Tank- INC. 1855 Sylacauga\ Fayetteville Hwy Sylacauga (256) 245-3933 Sylacauga Housing Authority 415 West 8th St. Sylacauga (256) 249-0381 Leon Cleveland Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce 17 W. Ft. Williams PO Box 185 Sylacauga (256) 249-0308 Southfirst Bank 126 N. Norton Ave. Sylacauga (256) 245-4365 301 W. North St. Talladega (256) 362-6101 Foote Bros, Furniture 118 West 3rd St. Sylacauga (256) 245-7791 1-888-229-8480 www.footebros.com Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center 1314 Shocco Springs Rd. Talladega (256) 761-1100 www.shocco.org Pell City Flower Shop 36 Comer Ave. Pell City (205) 338-2226 HRH Metals 905 Markeeta Spur Rd. Moody (205) 640-5500 Union State Bank PO Box 647 Pell City (205) 884-1520 King Tire Co. 809 North St. E. Talladega (256) 362-2312

61-70 Years 51-60 Years Griffin’s Jewelers 704 E. Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-5282 www.griffinsjewelers.org Steed Timber Co., Inc. 48041 Hwy 78 Suite E. Lincoln (205) 763-7761 Talladega Electrical Service 302 East Coosa St. Talladega (256) 362-3190 51-60 years

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Velcon Filters LLC 2410 Hill Rd. Sylacauga (256) 245-4341 www.velcon.com Sherwin Williams 227 N Broadway Ave. Sylacauga (256) 245-5325 www.sw2646@sherwin.com Jimmy Steens 23 ½ HR. Wrecker Service 1460 Old Birmingham Hwy Sylacauga (256) 249-0026 FAX (256) 249-9237

Richey's Body Shop 100 Industrial Park Dr. Pell City (205) 338-7227

Alabama Brick 1606 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 338-9590

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Old Gray Barn/ Express Shipping 1910 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 338-2824

Colonial Motors 411 East St. N. Talladega (256) 362-2271

Patterson Pharmacy 7513 Parkway Dr. Leeds (205) 699-5113

Johnny’s Plumbing 117 Meleah Dr. Talladega (256) 362-2735

Speck’s Tire 3255 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 338-3722

Sunny King Honda Hwy 78 E. Oxford (256) 835-1000 1-800-423-4074

Wingfield Engineering Co. Inc. PO Box 68 110 Academy Circle Goodwater (256) 839-6339 Fax (256) 839-6390 Atkinson Real Estate 535 N. Broadway Ave. Sylacauga (256) 245-6782 www.atkinson realestate.com

31-40 years Columbus Finance 104 E. 3rd St. PO Box 335 Sylacauga (256) 249-0305 State Farm Insurance Sheila Curtis, Agent 420 West Ft. Williams St. Sylacauga (256) 249-8188 sheila.curtis.jrm9@statefarm.com www.sheilacurtis.net

Allen Oil Company 1215 Old Birmingham Hwy Sylacauga (256) 245-5478

Doug Camp 224 N. East St. Talladega (256) 362-4930

Talladega International Tractor 35450 AL Hwy 21 Talladega (256) 362-6113

Fort McClellan Credit Union 1731 Noble St. Anniston (256) 237-2113

Professional Apothecary 210 W. North St. Talladega (256) 362-8328

Pell City Heating & Cooling 331 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 338-2820 www.pellcityhtg-clg.com pchcinc@coosahs.net Murray’s Garage 1600 9th St. Leeds (205) 699-6651 St. Clair County Airport 240 Airport Rd. Pell City (205) 338-9456 The Fowler Group Formerly Camp & Associates Tax Professionals 516 E. Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-8741

Safe Guard Fire & Alarm Inc. 39610 Hwy 280 Sylacauga (256) 207-2101 Fax (256) 207-2102 OWNERS Jamie Carpenter Matt Carpenter Angie Hughes Shelia Hatchett Vansandt Hardware & Supply 40631 US Hwy 280 Sylacauga (256) 245-7878 A&M Clothing 115 N. Norton Ave. Sylacauga (256) 249-9620 Margaret’s Beauty Salon 780 Talladega Creek Rd. Talladega (256) 761-9327 Sims Funeral Service 431 W. Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-9095

Headhunters 210 Battle St. E. Talladega (256) 362-5417

Dr. Khalid Khan 216 East Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-1590

The Realty Pro’s Rita & Ronnie Foster 418 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 884-0400

Superior Machine and Pattern Inc. 38001 AL Hwy 21 Talladega (256) 362-1385 Owner Larry Dalton

Johnny J. Smith & Son’s Construction Co. 2623 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 338-2050 Pell City Steakhouse 2401 Comer Ave. Pell City (205) 338-7714 Jim Preuitt Ford 723 E. Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-6900

Goodgame Company Inc. 2311 3rd Ave. S. Pell City (205) 338-2551

Michael’s Men’s Wear 127 W. Court Square Talladega (256) 362-2631

Dixie Auto Parts 612 N. Martin St. Pell City (205) 884-2410

31-40 Years

Merle Norman Cosmetics 109 Johnson Ave. Talladega (256) 362-3232

Margie’s Beauty Salon 110 N. Court St. Talladega (256) 362-2805

Pell City Housing Authority 110 32nd St. N. Pell City (205) 338-7012

41-50 Years 31-40 Years 21-30 Years

Stephens Carpet 119 Johnson Ave. Talladega (256) 362-2970 Davis Carpet Service, LLC 59400 AL Hwy 77 Talladega (256) 362-5636

Piggly Wiggly 1244 Talladega Hwy Sylacauga (256) 249-4836 Sylacauga (256) 249-0028 Piggly Wiggly 320 West Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-7949 308 North East St. Talladega (256) 362-2258 1070 1st St. NW. Childersburg (256) 378-5795

Camp Clinic Dr. Cary Camp 300 East St. N., Suite E. Talladega (256) 362-2003

Talladega Funeral Home Hwy 77 Talladega (256) 362-0111 City Court I Apartments 409 S. Spring St. Talladega (256) 362-1780 KFC Hwy 231 N. Pell City (205) 338-3221 Meadowview Nursing Center 7300 Hwy 78 E. Pell City (205) 640-5212 Allen Service Company 1711 1st Ave. S. Pell City (205) 338-2311 www.allenservicecompany.com Complete Septic Tank Service 65 Bagwell Rd. Pell City (205) 338-9200 Dellen385@gmail.com Lineville Health & Rehabilitation, LLC 88073 Hwy 9 Lineville (256) 396-2104 Midway Auto Parts 47815 Hwy 78 E. Lincoln (205) 763-7756 Hindman’s Wrecker Service 66866 Hwy 77 N. Talladega (256) 362-0705 Talladega Office Machines 30 N. Spring St. Talladega (256) 362-2883

21-30 Years

21-30 Years 16-20 Years

Wal-Mart Super Center 41301 US Hwy 280 Sylacauga (256) 245-0356

BJ Produce 2212 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 338-1776

Sleeping Giant Veterinary Clinic 65501 AL Hwy 77 Talladega (256) 362-8977

Window Creations (256) 268-5268 Owner, Trish www.blindsforless.net

U-Save Auto Rentals 130-B Talladega Hwy Sylacauga (256) 245-1700

Kell Realty Ashville (205) 594-5391 Springville (205) 467-3394

Buddy Bowman Construction 1621 Pleasant Valley Dr. Pell City (205) 338-1424

11- 15 years

A Gentiva Company Sherry Ingram, RN-Branch Director 1025 West Fort Williams Sylacauga (256) 249-4363 Swen Communications Inc. 214 1st St. W. Sylacauga (256) 245-3236 Strickland Accounting & Tax Services 34830 US Hwy 280 Childersburg (256) 378-7733 Omya Alabama Inc. 2071 Sylacauga\ Fayetteville Hwy Sylacauga (256) 245-1777 Columbus Finance 122 East Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-3600 Dawson Vision Center 216 East Battle St. Talladega (256) 761-1889 J.R. Air Cooled Engine 244 Battle St. W. Talladega (256) 761-1714 Elwood Staffing 115 North Court St. Ste. A Talladega (256) 362-1953 Metro D Construction 325 Stonehill Dr. Talladega (256) 362-5476 www.metrodconstruction.com

Colonial Galleries 2000 Golf Course Rd. Pell City (205) 338-7395 Open Thur-Sat 10-5 Ashley Manor Apts. 925 Ashley Dr. Moody (205) 640-1449 Ashleymanorapts.net Amanor1449@windstream.net

Even & Odds 1019 Hwy 231 S. Cropwell (205) 525-5500

Professional Mobile Home Repair (205) 919-1302 “If it’s a mobile home, we do it” promhr@gmail.com

16-20 years 16-20 Years

Jack’s Family Restaurants Locally Owned & Operated Talladega (256) 362-4761 601 Bankhead Blvd. Sylacauga (256) 249-4006 911 N. Broadway Ave Pell City (205) 338-3040 901 Martin St. N. Munford (256) 358-5942 44345 AL Hwy 21

Head Chiropractic Center 1013 Ft. Williams Victorian Village Sylacauga (256) 245-2258

Waites Tire & Service Center 310 E. Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-6632

Tallatron, Inc. 35960 Hwy 21 Talladega (256) 761-1228 Lic. No. 187

Superior Pest Control Ashland (256) 396-5016 www.superiorpestcontrol.com

Bill Stanford Automotive 35500 Hwy 21 Talladega (256) 362-7540

Rick’s Electric 905 Crestview Rd. Talladega (256) 362-5943

Blair & Parson 1711 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 884-3440

Talladega Health and Rehab Center 616 Chaffee St. Talladega (256) 362-4197

Finchers Real Delite 521 East Street N. Talladega (256) 362-2174

Stevens & Son 1604 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 338-9872

Hair Impressions 212 East St. N. Talladega (256) 362-7777

Joseph Bunt Construction 1735 Deer Trace Rd. Pell City (205) 405-1830

Pell City Gold & Pawn 760 Martin St. S. Ste. B Pell City (205) 338-6100

Designer Corner Boutique 109 Johnson Ave. Talladega (256) 362-3232

Pell City Animal Hospital 2718 Martin St. S. Cropwell (205) 884-4104 www.pellcityvets.com

Royal Foods, Inc 1904 16th Ave. S. Pell City (205) 884-1040

Woods Surfside Marina 37 Marina Dr. Cropwell (205) 525-5533

Clark’s Insurance 106 South Court Square Talladega (256) 362-3548

Buddy’s BBQ 313 Battle St. E Talladega (256) 362-8851

Surfside 6 Hwy 34 Stemley Bridge Rd. Pell City (205) 814-0645

Bullard Mechanical Service Co., Inc. 840 Railroad Dr. Pell City (205) 338-4199 Birmingham (205) 838-2298

Presbyterian Oaks Apartments 408 5th St. S. Talladega (256) 362-5218

State Farm Insurance – Rex Griffin 212 East Battle St. Talladega (256) 362-2878

Lincoln Hardware 77 Magnolia St. Lincoln (205) 763-7660

Logan Martin Vet Clinic 1220 Martin St. So. Pell City (205) 884-3412

Reliable Transmission 111 Broome St. Talladega (256) 761-1220 Lincoln Pharmacy 99 Magnolia St. Lincoln (205) 763-7759

21st Century Signs 1219 Main Ave. N. Sylacauga (256) 245-9201 21stcenturysigns@bellsouth.com

Masterbrand Cabinets 101 East Pkwy Talladega (256) 292-2230 Bain & Company 1609 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 884-2332 Easy Bail Bonds 1818 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 338-4821 Interstate Freight 29 Charlie Brown Lane Pell City (205) 338-9595 Community Credit 1912 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 338-4433 Sarah Brazzolotto 1908 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 884-7726 X-treme Cleaning PO Box 1747 Pell City (205) 515-8088

Cornelius Gutters 611 Peaceful Valley Road Eastaboga (256) 831-5500

Grizzard Living Aids 1227 Noble St. Anniston (256) 237-2006 www.glalifts.com

Tempforce Sylacauga (256) 245-TEMP Pell City (205) 884-HELP Lineville (256) 396-1800 Anniston (256) 236-TEMP

NHC Place Assisted Living 1335 Greenbrier Rd. Anniston (256) 835-3959 www.nhcplaceanniston.com

11-15 Years

Blue Horizon Travel 601 S. Norton Ave. Sylacauga (256) 245-7900 Fax (256) 245-4115 bluehorizontravel@mysylacauga.com

S.A.F.E. Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement 78 Betsy Ross Ln. PO Box 122 Sylacauga (256) 245-4343 New South Express 249-B Clover Rd. Lincoln (205) 355-2208

11-15 Years HDA Title Loans 1605 Martin St. S. Suite 4 Pell City (205) 338-6741 Rhodes Agency Allstate – Preston Rhodes 2107 Martin St. S. Suite 102 Pell City (205) 338-0502 Preston.rhodes@allstate.com Remax/Hometown Properties 3440 Martin St. S. Suite 17 Cropwell (205) 338-7355 Glitz & Glamour 2303 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 884-9050

Gaithers’s Florist 704 D Battle St. Talladega (256) 480-0090

Advance Auto Parts Store #5996 740 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 884-5707

Hilltop Electric 1717 1st Ave. S. Pell City (205) 884-7670

Susan Gentry Insurance 3255 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 884-1131

Celebrations 3005 Martin St. S. Cropwell (205) 884-8632

Ace Hardware 1104 Ashland Hwy Talladega (256) 362-2208

Brookhill Village 900 Brookhill Village Circle Pell City (205) 814-4800

TM Cars 35579 AL Hwy 21 Talladega (256) 362-4311

Southland Golfcart Sales, Inc. 2945 Logan Martin Dam Rd. Vincent (205) 525-0131 www.southlandgolfcarts.com Trammel, Harper & Williams 1607 Martin St. S. Ste 4 Pell City (205) 884-3444 Argo Power Equipment Inc. 750 US Hwy 11, Ste. 1 Trussville (205) 467-3300 www.argopoweronline.com

6-10 Years 6 - 10 years Marble City Pharmacy 264 Ft. Williams St. W. Sylacauga (256) 245-4446 True Light Community Church Daycare 900 N. Main Ave. Sylacauga (256) 249-3444 Director: Nicole Hamilton Lincoln Chiropractic 47795 US Hwy 78 Lincoln (205) 763-2222

Lincoln Storage 48000 Hwy 78 Lincoln (205) 763-0076

Anniston Weight Control 2115 James Dr. Southside (256) 231-7999

BD Precision Manufacturing, Inc. 787 HJ Bentley Jr. Pkwy. Oxford (256) 831-1965

Strandz 1915 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 814-0116

Pineview Landing Apartments 160 Broadway Ave. Talladega (256) 362-3412 Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC 1800 Honda Dr. Lincoln, AL 35096 www.hondaalabama.com Montana Saloon & Grill 75023 Hwy 77 Lincoln (205) 763-1225

Monkey Bizniss 1916 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 884-2230 Michelle Tumlin/Owner

6-10 Years

1-5 Years

Fields & Gossett Realty Karen Bain 508 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 473-4613 karenbain@ymail.com

Artistic Creations 2111 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 884-2111

Allstate Insurance Chad Hutchens 13260 U.S. Hwy 411 Odenville (205) 629-3985 www.chadhutchensagency.com Custom Pizza 65290 Hwy 77 Northgate Shopping Center Talladega (256) 362-3339 Rana’s 75301 Hwy 77 Lincoln (205) 763-2266 Comfort Care Hospice 702 E. Battle St. Talladega (256) 761-1250 Talla Floral 108 E. Court Square Talladega (256) 362-3092 Interstate Specialized 29 Charlie Brown Ln. Pell City (205) 338-9595 Tradesman 4604 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 338-7500 1 -5 years

1-5 Years

Del Sol Salon 207 North St. E. Talladega (256) 761-1405

Ricks Crossroads Grille 48278 Hwy 78 Lincoln (205) 763-7266 Rseal@windstream.net Lakeside Package Spirits, Wine, Beer 4604 Martin St. S. Cropwell (205) 884-5253 Like us @Facebook.com/ lakeside package Realty Executives Complete Stephanie Hurst 1019 Martin St. S. Pell City (256) 493-7441 Stephanie.Hurst1@gmail.com Express Pharmacy 320 W. Battle St. (Inside Piggly Wiggly) Talladega (256) 362-1120 Granny’s House A unique gift boutique Monogram Shop 5 Crawford St. Lincoln (205) 296-4220 www.grannyshouse.net Endless Horizon Cruises Marilyn Lawson/ Cruise Specialist “No Booking Fee” (256) 268-0129

Downey Eye Care 47795 Hwy 78 Lincoln (205) 763-2015

Mattress & More 1911 Martin St. S. Suite 8 Pell City (205) 338-2335

Angler Recycling, LLC 15226 Hwy 411 Odenville (205) 629-2200

Big Deddy’s BBQ 385 Old Coal City Rd. Pell City (205) 884-1070

Great Clips 2042 Martin St. S. Pell City (205) 338-6500 Butts to Go 410 Martin St. N. Pell City (205) 884-2888 Pell City Coffee Company 1605 Martin St. S., Ste. 6 Pell City (205) 884-1100 Salon 4 You 3315 Dr. John Haynes Dr. Pell City (205) 299-6515 LaDonna Phillips – Hairsylist/Owner

Hair Designs by Holly 20 Mineral Springs Rd. Pell City (205) 338-1848 Holly Joiner, Owner

231 Tire Auto and Diesel Service 100 Fant Dr. Ashville (205) 594-4000 Jeff Watson, Owner

Room by Room Home Furnishings 2450 3rd Ave S. Pell City (205) 884-1224

Image Plus 30 Comer Ave. Pell City (205) 884-0163 Stacy Lybrand, Owner

Aardwolf Termite & Pest Control 290 Lock 4 Rd. Riverside (205) 338-6615 Nolan’s Tree Service 20 Years Exp. Odenville (205) 200-2352 (205) 629-5786

Less Than 1 Year Less than a yr Hancock Chiropractic, LLC 1000 Forrest Place, Ste. 4 Pell City (205) 814-1118 www.hancockspine.com Credit Central 1905 Cogswell Ave. Pell City (205) 525-0523 Shear Heaven 1607 Martin St. S. Suite 1 Pell City (205) 338-3877

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