$10.5 million factory bringing 50 jobs to historic rural Alabama town

Monroeville will soon be home to a $10.5 million tractor assembly plant. Arkansas-based Bad Boy Mowers will refurbish the ...
People

From Atticus Impersonators to Boo Boo Burgers, Harper Lee's Hometown Celebrates 'Go Set a Watchman' 's Release

Tiny Monroeville, Alabama, marked the release of the highly anticipated novel Tuesday In a scene that could have been expertly written by Harper Lee, a bell tolled shortly after sunrise in Monroeville ...
al.com

Alabama's Best BBQ Ribs finalist: Big D's Butts 'N Stuff in Monroeville

We traveled 1,375 miles all over the state in search of Alabama's Best BBQ Ribs, and before we name the Reader's Choice winner on Tuesday and our favorite on Wednesday, we are taking one last look at ...
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Arkansas-based mower company coming to Monroeville

Top Stories from Dec. 10, 2025 MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A new tractor assembly plant is set to come to Monroeville.
CNN

Monroeville, Alabama, the inspiration for ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, has elected its first Black mayor

Monroeville, Alabama, might be best known as the inspiration for resident Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” – a launching point for countless classroom discussions on race and justice in ...
The Advocate

Monroeville, Alabama: Looking for traces of ‘Mockingbird’ in Harper Lee’s hometown

MONROEVILLE, Ala. — Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is always nearby in the southwest Alabama town of Monroeville. The quiet city is the birthplace and current home of the 89-year-old ...
CBS News

Harper Lee's hometown performs community production of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Monroeville, Alabama — Aaron Sorkin's Broadway adaptation of the 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" is not only nominated for nine Tony awards Sunday night — it also recently became the ...