Jim Byard Jr
@jimbyardjr.bsky.social
Dad & Husband
Connector of People
Byard Associates, LLC
ADECA Director (2011-2017)
Mayor of Prattville (1999-2011)
Connector of People
Byard Associates, LLC
ADECA Director (2011-2017)
Mayor of Prattville (1999-2011)
A favorite day... #AllSaintsDay. A great gift of faith is knowing that we don't make this journey alone. Remembering the saints in my life, both family & friends, who have gone before me... we truly "stand on the shoulders of those who've come before us."
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A favorite day... #AllSaintsDay. A great gift of faith is knowing that we don't make this journey alone. Remembering the saints in my life, both family & friends, who have gone before me... we truly "stand on the shoulders of those who've come before us."
Passionate about community development? Curious about small-town, asset-based design? Join us tomorrow in Auburn to connect with leaders & changemakers for a relaxed evening of networking + idea-sharing to strengthen Alabama communities! #YourTownAlabama
September 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Passionate about community development? Curious about small-town, asset-based design? Join us tomorrow in Auburn to connect with leaders & changemakers for a relaxed evening of networking + idea-sharing to strengthen Alabama communities! #YourTownAlabama
What a summer! Honored to represent the best clients in the business—#ACCMA, #EDAA, #ACCA, #LeadershipAlabama & #MainStreetAlabama. Each gathering reminded me: progress is built on partnerships. Heading into September with gratitude & momentum!
September 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What a summer! Honored to represent the best clients in the business—#ACCMA, #EDAA, #ACCA, #LeadershipAlabama & #MainStreetAlabama. Each gathering reminded me: progress is built on partnerships. Heading into September with gratitude & momentum!
Campaigning in Alabama heat—90% humidity, 10% hope, and 100% determination. Thinking of friends across our state giving it their all on this last Saturday before Tuesday’s municipal elections! #BeenThereDoneThat
August 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Campaigning in Alabama heat—90% humidity, 10% hope, and 100% determination. Thinking of friends across our state giving it their all on this last Saturday before Tuesday’s municipal elections! #BeenThereDoneThat
Fun time celebrating Main Street Alabama’s Awards of Excellence! Always a joy to connect with friends old and new as we honor the best of the best across our great state. #LAB2025
August 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Fun time celebrating Main Street Alabama’s Awards of Excellence! Always a joy to connect with friends old and new as we honor the best of the best across our great state. #LAB2025
A fun week exploring New England and a successful move in day for Richard! #GoBulldogs #thegnac
August 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A fun week exploring New England and a successful move in day for Richard! #GoBulldogs #thegnac
Love this: “the central question of Christianity is not whether something is progressive or conservative? The central question of Christianity is- whether it Christlike or not?”
August 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Love this: “the central question of Christianity is not whether something is progressive or conservative? The central question of Christianity is- whether it Christlike or not?”
Happy 226th Birthday Daniel Pratt! Alabama's first industrialist and the founder of my hometown.
July 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Happy 226th Birthday Daniel Pratt! Alabama's first industrialist and the founder of my hometown.
A milestone day for our Richard! Prattville High School Class of 2025... on to Dean College this fall!
May 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A milestone day for our Richard! Prattville High School Class of 2025... on to Dean College this fall!
Final High School game for our Richard… Prattville Parks & Rec, to Prattville United to Hoover-Vestavia to Prattville High School… it’s been a wonderful run!
May 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Final High School game for our Richard… Prattville Parks & Rec, to Prattville United to Hoover-Vestavia to Prattville High School… it’s been a wonderful run!
39 years ago today... #Challenger #NASA 🇺🇸
-Francis R. Scobee
-Michael J. Smith
-Ronald McNair
-Ellison Onizuka
-Judith Resnik
-Gregory Jarvis
-Christa McAuliffe
They “slipped the surly bonds of earth ...and touched the face of God.”
-Francis R. Scobee
-Michael J. Smith
-Ronald McNair
-Ellison Onizuka
-Judith Resnik
-Gregory Jarvis
-Christa McAuliffe
They “slipped the surly bonds of earth ...and touched the face of God.”
January 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
39 years ago today... #Challenger #NASA 🇺🇸
-Francis R. Scobee
-Michael J. Smith
-Ronald McNair
-Ellison Onizuka
-Judith Resnik
-Gregory Jarvis
-Christa McAuliffe
They “slipped the surly bonds of earth ...and touched the face of God.”
-Francis R. Scobee
-Michael J. Smith
-Ronald McNair
-Ellison Onizuka
-Judith Resnik
-Gregory Jarvis
-Christa McAuliffe
They “slipped the surly bonds of earth ...and touched the face of God.”
Here’s a wonderful locally owned shop. If you are ever in my neighborhood, Historic Downtown Prattville, check it out! #shoplocal #madeinalabama
This store only sells goods made in Alabama, and it’s got just about everything
Everything sold in Prattville's Everything Alabama gift shop has one thing in common -- it's all made in our state.
www.al.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Here’s a wonderful locally owned shop. If you are ever in my neighborhood, Historic Downtown Prattville, check it out! #shoplocal #madeinalabama
If you or someone you know needs a warm place, St. Mark’s is open. Our sanctuary offers a warm and dry place for those in need during extreme cold weather.
January 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If you or someone you know needs a warm place, St. Mark’s is open. Our sanctuary offers a warm and dry place for those in need during extreme cold weather.
A timely reminder… “we can challenge each other without diminishing each other.” Bernice King
January 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A timely reminder… “we can challenge each other without diminishing each other.” Bernice King
Sunset in Gulf Shores!
January 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Sunset in Gulf Shores!
2024 has been a wonderful year, representing my clients in every part of Alabama. 2025 promises to be a year of change, and the importance of relationships will be paramount. Looking forward, always! #HappyNewYear
December 31, 2024 at 8:45 PM
2024 has been a wonderful year, representing my clients in every part of Alabama. 2025 promises to be a year of change, and the importance of relationships will be paramount. Looking forward, always! #HappyNewYear
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From our family to yours… Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2024 at 1:16 AM
From our family to yours… Merry Christmas!
This made me laugh, and timely! @joeheller.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 1:25 AM
This made me laugh, and timely! @joeheller.bsky.social
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Is our basketball team ranked first yet?
November 26, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Is our basketball team ranked first yet?
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JFK and Jackie arrive Fort Worth, Texas, 61 years ago tonight:
November 22, 2024 at 1:40 AM
JFK and Jackie arrive Fort Worth, Texas, 61 years ago tonight:
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Via @alander.bsky.social: The state ranked 10th nationally for lung cancer screening, but only 25.3% of cases in Alabama were diagnosed early, when survival rates are higher. The rate of surgical treatment, often crucial for survival, was among the worst in the country.
Alabama among worst states for lung cancer survival, report finds • Alabama Reflector
Alabama ranks 46th for lung cancer survival, with just 22.3% living beyond five years, below the 28.4% national average.
alabamareflector.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Via @alander.bsky.social: The state ranked 10th nationally for lung cancer screening, but only 25.3% of cases in Alabama were diagnosed early, when survival rates are higher. The rate of surgical treatment, often crucial for survival, was among the worst in the country.
