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The Jacksonville team includes, from left, Chuck Simmons and Bobby Hunt, operators; Chris Patterson, manager; Roger Mills, chief operator; and Jacob Cadle, operator.
Chris Patterson is right where he’s meant to be: gas, water and wastewater manager for the city of Jacksonville, Alabama.
His job is to ensure only the best service for his quiet community of 12,500, about an hour and a half east of Birmingham and home to Jacksonville State...