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Russell S. Lee, left, stands with his wife, Hazel Lee, during the annual meeting of Community Foundation of West Alabama where he was recognized as a Pillar of West Alabama at the 2007 event.

Russell Samuel Lee founded Russel S. Lee Floor and Tile…

Charles Henry Land, longtime publisher of The Tuscaloosa News, was born in 1932 in Memphis, Tenn., but grew up in Tuscaloosa where he attended local public schools and the University of Alabama. He spent three years in the U.S. Army.

Land spent…

Washington Moody was the founder and the first president of First National Bank of Tuscaloosa.

Moody was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and came to Tuscaloosa with his parents at age 13. His father, Francis Moody, bought land on Sanders…

Circa 1897 - The flower-laden carriage in which Naneita McEachin and Mary Hewell Nabors ride may have been part of a parade at the University of Alabama; McEachin was a Corolla Beauty in the college annual of 1896. The carriage is shown on the 709…

Sam Moore Phelps was a native of Grove Hill but lived and practiced law in Tuscaloosa for most of his life. He organized the law firm now known as Phelps, Jenkins, Gibson and Fowler in 1968 and was a member of the Tuscaloosa County and American bar…

As a performer and teacher, Zelpha Wells has performed across the U.S. and teaches music lessons free of charge. Wells founded the Zelpha’s Cultural Development Corp., an after school program that encourages positive character development. Her awards…

E.L. "Pete" Mathews had a 46 1/2 years with The Tuscaloosa Fire Department and was fire chief from 1931-1966.

Mathews served four years during World War I and was discharged as sergeant. After returning from overseas duty with the 31st Division…

Griggsby Bert Wright founded the first dime store in Tuscaloosa.

Wright was born in Alabama in 1866, but was brought up on a farm in Georgia until, according to the story, he left home at age 10 to face the world on his own. In 1885, he began…

Henderson Middleton Somerville was a professor and an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was instrumental in the formation of the University of Alabama School of Law, becoming the school's first dean.

Somerville held the post as…

The U.S. House of Representatives honored James William McFarland Sr. upon his death in 2008 with this tribute.

McFarland was a Tuscaloosa businessman and public servant.

McFarland was born in Tuscaloosa on September 7, 1948. He was the son…