The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Council represents Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox Counties.

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Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission

ATRC Region 6: Serving Southwestern Alabama

Monroe County

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Monroe County was established on June 29, 1815. It is known as the county older than the state.The county seat, Monroeville, is the home of two notable authors, Truman Capote and Nelle Harper Lee, who were childhood neighbors. Novelist Mark Childress and journalist Cynthia Tucker are also Monroe County natives.