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31 "I'm an Alabama person and this is home for me," Ward says of Bay Minee. "I call this the modern-day Mayberry. The people are friendly everywhere you go. The entire community has just welcomed us with open arms." Ward says there's lots to do for his wife and their two children: Emma, 10, and Hampton, 8. They've already made a mark on the community. Tripp is chairman of the North Baldwin Young Professionals; on the board of the chamber of commerce; is a graduate of Leadership Baldwin County; a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters; and coaches his son's baseball team. Natalie is a member of the Junior Heritage Women's League; Eastern Shore Auxiliary League; and volunteers for the Saint Agatha Catholic Church soup kitchen. Customer Service Representative Jade Wilkerson has only been with the company two years but has known Alabama Power her entire life: her father, Gary Wilkerson, is a local operations lineman in Citronelle and her brother, Gary Wilkerson Jr., is a lineman-Power Delivery working out of Thomasville. She's a Mount Vernon native, continues living there but enjoys her time in Bay Minee each workday. She is aending Coastal Alabama Community College majoring in business management. "I like the small-town feel because I'm from a small town," says Jade, who's expecting her first child in October. "Everyone is really nice here. Everyone knows everyone." Customer Service Rep Sara Taylor has been with Alabama Power for eight years, starting in the Birmingham Call Center. The Fort Walton Beach, Florida, native moved to the West Mobile Office in 2012, to the Theodore Office in 2014 and then the Bay Minee Office in 2016. A University of South Alabama graduate, she is married to Jeffrey Taylor, a lineman-Power Delivery working out of Schillingers Road Crew Headquarters in Mobile. They live in Spanish Fort, about halfway between their two work locations. "I like Bay Minee because it's a small town with a family feel," Sara says. "There are a lot of good people in this lile city." Local Operations Lineman Ken Phillips has been with the company 26 years since beginning as a helper in Atmore. The Baldwin County High School alumnus joined a line crew in Mobile for three years before moving back to Atmore and for the past 12 years has worked in his hometown of Bay Minee. He and his wife, Sonia, have been married 26 years and have three children: Kyle, 22, Leanne, 19, and Kristen, 16. Distribution Specialist Tom Sheffield has worked for Alabama Power 26 years, 12 years on the Atmore line crew and the past 14 years in the Bay Minee Engineering department of his hometown. The Baldwin County High School graduate has lived in the area all his life and enjoys the "relaxed lifestyle." LOL Sco Davis began with the company as a helper at Eight Mile and worked 11 years in Brewton before transferring to Bay Minee in 2017. He and his wife, Tabatha, have five children: Trista, 19, Taya, 17, Mallory, 12, Alyssa, 9, and Braylon, 8. Lori McCormick has been a Customer Service rep in Merchandise Sales for three years in Bay Minee, aer transferring to complete her college degree at Huntingdon College's local campus. However, she's worked for Alabama Power for 22 years. The Fayee native started in the Montgomery Call Center, spending three years before moving on to Metering Services, Power Delivery and Customer Services in the Monroeville and Reform offices. McCormick has two children: Chase Ethridge, 21, who lives in Birmingham, and Carley, 16, who recently got her driver's license. "I like Bay Minee because of the recreation that is in the town and the surrounding area," McCormick says. "It is a very kid-friendly town and only a short drive to the beach!" APC employees Phillips, McCormick, Ward, Davis, Sheffield, Taylor, Wilkerson. Clockwise from top, Bay Minette residents converge on the town square for Burgers and Bingo; Friday night buffet crowd at Street's Seafood Restaurant; Baldwin County High School Tigerettes practicing routine; and Live Oak Landing along the Tensaw River.

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