Alabama NewsCenter — Tiny Alabama town home to a big dream for barbecue pitmaster

By Allison Law
Alabama Living

Jamie Lee Mitchell is not just the owner of the Alabama Rib Shack, his custom-built restaurant in tiny Gainesville; he’s also the pitmaster, cook, gracious host and biggest cheerleader for his hometown, nestled in a curve of the picturesque Tombigbee River in Sumter County.

He has a personality that fills the dining room of the lodge-like structure and spills out onto the patio, which is filled with picnic tables and shaded by weeping willows (his favorite plant). His energy is tremendous, and his dedication to this restaurant and this town is real.

“This town” – he pats his chest – “it just means so much to me. I said, when I build this restaurant, I’m going to give Gainesville the best I got.”

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