
It’s hard to predict when something truly historic might happen, or where.
Sometimes, even a small, rural community might touch the white-hot glow of an international spotlight. And, indeed, Creswell has a starring role in the biggest, ongoing geo-political story in the world.
In 2000, while working for a paper in Florence, Ala., a small town in the northwest part of the state better known for its sister cities Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia (Helen Keller’s…



