Welcome to Alabama: Laura Smith recounts a career in tourism

Welcome to Alabama: Laura Smith recounts a career in tourism

VALLEY — Laura Smith talked about tourism in Alabama at Wednesday’s noon hour meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Valley. It’s a subject she’s well versed in given four decades of experience at the Alabama Welcome Center on I-85. She hosted her final Tourism Day last week as the manager of the visitor center. She will be retiring this year after a 40-year career with the state’s tourism department. Smith gave each member of the club a current highway…