For Alton Burgess, nowhere could be better than his home community of Duke. (Anniston Star photo by Kristin Shaulis)
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“I just sit here and watch the world go by,” said Alton Burgess, a man some refer to as the “mayor” of Duke. “I got eight acres here, and it’s all I need.”
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