More than 3,000 people attended this past Songwriters Festival and the committee is already getting ready for the next one. 

Tourism director Sandra Fuller said the committee will soon be getting exact numbers from a service through Alabama Power. The service not only gives more exact numbers, but also gives the tourism bureau an idea of how many attendees are from the Lake Martin area and how many are from other parts of the country. 

Abigail Murphy is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To contact Abigail Murphy, email abigail.murphy@alexcityoutlook.com.