A large portion of the top floor is dedicated to country music star Tammy Wynette, originally from Tremont, MS where she was born and went to school. Being the closest town to where she lived, she called Red Bay, Alabama her hometown where she shopped, visited relatives and went to the movie theater.
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The Alabama Legislature in 1989 designated a portion of Hwy 24 from the Mississippi state line to Belgreen, Alabama as the "Tammy Wynette Highway" in appreciation for her work and help to the City of Red Bay and Red Bay School. Later the Mississippi Legislature named connecting Hwy 23 from the Alabama state line to Tremont, MS as the "Tammy Wynette Highway" also. |
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Other Tammy Wynette links:
Official Tammy Wynette Website
Swingin' Chicks of the '60s Web site