As a nearly 20-year resident of the little town of Waverly in east Alabama, Andy Anderson likes to say his adopted hometown is “two square miles and a long way from anywhere else.” Waverly has a post office, four churches, about 145 residents and not a single traffic light. It also has the Waverly Local, a Southern dining gem in a century-old building that has become a destination for folks .
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The Portland Pickles Picked Wickles Pickles as Their Official Pickle Partner Starting this June, as their thighs stick to the fiberglass seats at Walker Stadium in Lents, Portland Pickles fans can now chomp down on you guessed it a pickle. (Hilary Sander) Updated 6:27 AM There’s just something about a hot summer day at the ballpark that makes a person crave lactic acid. Starting this June, as their thighs stick to the fiberglass seats at Walker Stadium in Lents, Portland Pickles fans can now chomp down on you guessed it a pickle. Not just any old brined cucumber, but the Great West League collegiate baseball team’s first official pickle.
Valley Head welcomes back its fourth annual Memories of Mayberry Festival on Saturday, May 1 at the Valley Head Town Square.
Festivities start at 9 a.m. and admission is free. The event will feature entertainment for the whole family including arts and crafts, various food vendors, pony rides, childrenâs train rides, balloon artist, slide and a bouncy house.
The festival has grown to be the Valley Head Volunteer Fire Departmentâs biggest fundraiser.
Since 2017, the town has welcomed festival-goers to an evening of nostalgia transporting attendees to the era of The Andy Griffith Show, complete with impersonations of the showâs iconic characters Barney Fife, Floy Lawson the barber and Otis Campbell the town drunk.
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