Social media is buzzing today with the news that an Alabama landmark is back. The "Go to Church or the Devil Will Get You" sign along Interstate 65 near Prattville has been gone since 2016 when it was toppled in a storm. Since then, motorists have been posting on social media, bemoaning its absence.

The sign looks much the same as it has since its erection in the 1980s, with the exception of slightly different fonts. Its location was moved slightly to make it more visible from the interstate. It is now located directly behind the working grist mill water wheel. The original metal devil, which began life as a promotional figure at a Red Devil gas station near Prattville, took its familiar place on the sign.

A blank signboard was erected in January but the sign itself was added this week. Whether passing motorists agree with its sentiment, the iconic sign with the image of a red-tailed Satan is a well-known landmark that many will be happy to know has been restored.

The sign is the creation of local businessman W.S. "Bill" Newell and it is now maintained by his sons, Sam and Keith Newell, on family property. The senior Newell was known as a Christian and a patriot who enjoyed providing the message for motorists to contemplate.