Jim Byard Jr

From our family to yours… Merry Christmas!

A wonderful start to the 2026 Stand Up Rural America Regional Forum! #madeinalabama

Great night with Prattville’s own @Harp41! Appreciate the Autauga Education Foundation for hosting such a fantastic evening.

USA! 🇺🇸 NASA! Splashdown Artemis II

A prayer for the Artemis II crew as they begin their journey home to Earth, on this Wednesday after Easter. Book of Common Prayer, p 831) #Easter

Happy Easter!

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.” Martin Luther King Jr. 58 years ago today (April 4, 1968), we lost Dr. King. In a world pulling toward division, his words still call us higher…lead with grace, choose love, stand firm in purpose. Sound advice then. Still true today.

USA! 🇺🇸 NASA! Godspeed Artemis II

New mural. Stronger downtown. Wetumpka showing how placemaking + the Main Street approach builds community and momentum. #MainStreetAlabama #Wetumpka

A few of today’s Palm Crosses at St. Mark’s. #PalmSunday #HolyWeek

What if part of our Lenten discipline was choosing to give unconditional love to someone who challenges you? “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 #ComeAndSee #Lent

Fun afternoon in @CityofMGM for their first Happy Hour Real Estate Walk. Events like this highlight downtown assets, spark redevelopment conversations, and bring people together to imagine what’s next—exactly the kind of activation @MainStreetAl encourages. #econdev #mymgm

The @OldGoldMBB Yellow Jackets are Alabama's 2026 #6ABoys @WilsonBasktball #AHSAA State Champions! 🏆 #StateFinals | #Ball4ItAll | @WilsonBasktball | #6A | @LegacyArena

Strong communities don’t happen by accident. Join us tomorrow in Auburn to connect with leaders and changemakers focused on asset-based development across Alabama. Let’s build better towns. #YourTownAlabama

A prayer, on this fourth anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.🇺🇦

Great day at @gediau diving into how AI is reshaping #econdev from site selection & workforce strategy to data-driven community competitiveness. Plus celebrated Tucson Roberts’ birthday! Even in a data-driven world, relationships remain our greatest asset.

18 years ago tonight (2/17/08) my hometown was hurting. An EF-3 tornado hit east Prattville, damaging hundreds of homes & businesses. Lives were disrupted, but none lost. Incredible response by our city team, state partners & our citizens. Prattville’s strength showed that day!

“America… I challenge you, exercise the right to dream.” Rev. Jesse Jackson

Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week… been in a hospital bed immobile since my race. And although I’m not yet able to stand, being back on home soil feels amazing ❤️🇺🇸 #imhome #BeLv Huge thank you to everyone in Italy for taking good care of me🙏🏻

Yes… perfect message in our neighbor’s lawn! @FBCPrattville

This desk plaque was in the Oval Office during President Ronald Reagan’s tenure — a great reminder on what would have been his 115th birthday. A replica has followed me from City Hall to ADECA to my private-sector office. Truly… it can be done.