"I'm free to hug my family. I'm free to live life. I'm free to start over." Alice Johnson is released from federal prison in Pickens County, Alabama, after her sentence was commuted by President Trump. She was serving life on drug charges. https://nbcnews.to/2JmGitN | NBC News

In 1940, Aliceville in Pickens County, Alabama was an isolated, rural small town with a population of around 2,000 located in West Central Alabama. Starting in the summer of 1943, the population swelled to almost 10,000 in one year.See full story https://www.alabamapioneers.com/aliceville-wwii-internment-camp/ | Alabama Pioneers

Uncover Alabama | Camp Aliceville & The Aliceville Museum - Pickens County Did you know one of the largest WWII POW camps in the US was located in the small town of Aliceville, AL? Today, not much of Camp Aliceville remains. The Aliceville Museum remembers the Camp & camp life. #WWII #history #uncoveralabama | Uncover Alabama

87K views · 2.4K reactions | Uncover Alabama | U.S. Snagboat Montgomery & Tom Bevill Visitor’s Center - Pickens County Pickensville, AL is home to 1 of only 2 snag boats left in the country! The Snag Boat Montgomery had a long career of keeping Alabama rivers cleared for travel & trade. Today, it is a National Historic Landmark dry docked along the Tombigbee River. #uncoveralabama #steamboat #history | Uncover Alabama | Facebook

361 reactions · 64 shares | Hail/strong winds at Ethelsville (Pickens County in West Alabama)…. Video from P.J. Hughes | James Spann | Facebook