Being a long time Texan I have since retired and made my home here in Alabama. My wife’s daughters live in Scottsboro but we found us a little piece of heaven about 20 miles north in a little town called Stevenson. So if you don’t mind, add me to your Alabama ping list. Small town America is still very much alive and well.
My husband was the band director there, first at Stevenson High, which is now the middle school, and then at North Jackson up until 1993. Small world. I will be happy to add you to the ping list.
In fact, I worked for a time for Larry and Faye Glass at the North Jackson Progress.