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The State of Alabama, also known as the "Heart of Dixie," is a state located in the Southern United States of America. Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. The twenty-second state admitted to the Union, Alabama seceded from the union in 1861 to become part of the Confederate States of America. Following the Civil War Alabama was readmitted to the union in 1868.
Until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, remained mired in poverty. In the years following the war, Alabama emerged as a growing economic power as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, education, and high technology. Today, the state is heavily invested in the aerospace, education, health care, banking, and various heavy industries including automobile manufacturing and mineral extraction and steel production and fabrication.
Alabama is officially nicknamed the Yellowhammer state. The capital is Montgomery and the largest city is Birmingham.

 

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Birmingham council approves tougher curfew ordinance for city's young

Aug 20, 2008 1:07 am

First offense brings $500 fineThe Birmingham City Council has passed curfew changes making it unlawful for youths 17 and under to be on city streets after 9 p.m on weekdays and after 11 p.m. on weeken...

 

Forecast: Slight chance of rain, then maybe Fay

Aug 20, 2008 1:06 am

There are only slight chances of rain for the Birmingham metropolitan area on Wednesday, but Tropical Storm Fay is looming. After a high of 93 today, temperatures will fall near 69 tonight in Birmingh...

 

Tighter Birmingham schools budget pitched at public hearing

Aug 20, 2008 1:05 am

Proposed budget for fiscal 2009 is almost $10 million less than current budget.The Birmingham Board of Education tonight held the first of two public meetings to discuss a proposed $231.1 million gene...

 

Ex-chancellor Roy Johnson testifies he pressed school president to find job for Rep. Sue Schmitz

Aug 19, 2008 10:47 pm

Johnson acknowledged it was more than a friendly request DECATUR -- Former two-year college chancellor Roy Johnson, 62, testified today that in 2002 he directed the president of Central Alabama Commun...

 

Davis believes Obama on verge of running-mate announcement

Aug 19, 2008 10:31 pm

Biden, Bayh or Kaine will get the nod, congressman says If U.S. Rep. Artur Davis is right, the nation should know who Sen. Barack Obama has selected as his vice presidential running mate by this ti...

 

Council reaches compromise on curfew changes

Aug 19, 2008 10:04 pm

The council agreed to maintain the $500 fine on first offenses and make the time earlier for curfew.Birmingham City Council members have reached a compromise on changes in the city's curfew laws. Aft...

 

L R Hall owner says teen parties will be stopped

Aug 19, 2008 10:04 pm

Mayor Larry Langford said the venue still should be closed because too much as happened there to ignore past behaviorThe owner of a downtown venue declared a public nuisance earlier today by Mayor Lar...

 

Opening statements delivered in lawmaker's trial

Aug 19, 2008 9:13 pm

Prosecutors say Schmitz was paid $177,000 but did little work.DECATUR -- Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Athanas told jurors Tuesday that Rep. Sue Schmitz, D-Toney, viewed her job with the state's two-ye...

 

Council continues discussion of curfew changes

Aug 19, 2008 5:55 pm

Divided council goes into work session, may vote later in day.The Birmingham City Council recessed its weekly meeting this afternoon to go into a work session to discuss proposed revisions of the city...

 

Homewood's Anchorage restaurant closing after 67 years

Aug 19, 2008 5:35 pm

Downtown business to close its doors at end of October.The Anchorage, a downtown Homewood restaurant, will close after 67 years at its 18th Street South site at the end of October, says owner Denton S...

 
 

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School consolidation hot topic for 8 hopefuls battling for 2 seats

Aug 19, 2008 12:43 pm

The eight candidates vying for two seats on the Huntsville school board don't all agree on a proposal to consolidate city schools.

 

Scottsboro zoning request changed to light manufacturing

Aug 19, 2008 9:31 am

SCOTTSBORO - The owner of the old Scottsboro Aluminum plant asked the Scottsboro City Council to change his request for rezoning the Goosepond Island site from heavy to light manufacturing.

 

Madison City Council District 1 candidates

Aug 19, 2008 9:31 am

The intersection of Whitesburg Drive and South Memorial Parkway is closed until noon Wednesday while crews install bridge beams for the overpass project.

 

Madison board OKs environmental testing on proposed river intake site

Aug 19, 2008 9:31 am

MADISON - The Madison Water and Wastewater Board agreed Monday night to more than $106,000 worth of geotechnical and environmental testing as part of the state and federal permitting process at its pr...

 

Council, board rivals discuss key issues

Aug 19, 2008 9:30 am

Most Huntsville City Council candidates favor expanding the five-member council to seven or nine members but some only after assurances from constituents.

 

'A new voice' vs. 18 years of experience

Aug 19, 2008 9:29 am

MADISON - Will it be experience or a new voice that takes the District 1 seat on the Madison City Council when voters go to the polls Aug. 26?

 

Teen may be charged as adult

Aug 19, 2008 9:28 am

ARAB - Police are still trying to understand what prompted a teenage boy to plow his car through a crowd twice, injuring one man and frightening at least a dozen teens.

 

Mayoral candidates tout service, goals

Aug 19, 2008 9:28 am

Candidates for Huntsville's chief executive officer stated their cases in a political forum Monday night, hoping to sway voters with promises of effective leadership, improved roads and inclusion in d...

 

Crime: Teen accused of driving into crowd in Arab

Aug 18, 2008 2:28 pm

ARAB - Charges are pending against a Union Grove teenager who allegedly drove his vehicle into a crowd of bystanders in Arab, seriously injuring one.

 

2 Minute Times: Road watch

Aug 18, 2008 2:28 pm

Crews will close the intersection of Whitesburg Drive and Memorial Parkway from noon today until noon Wednesday to install bridge beams for overpass work.

 
 

News from the Mobile Press-Register

Walter Bell to join Swiss Re after leaving top Alabama insurance post

Aug 19, 2008 11:14 pm

After five years as the state's chief insurance regulator, Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell is going to work for Swiss Re, the world's largest re-insurance company, according to a company ne...

 

Alabama governor's race preview at Thomasville trade fair?

Aug 19, 2008 10:50 pm

U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-BirminghamBradley Byrne of Montrose, chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system.THOMASVILLE, Ala. -- Did the annual trade fair in this rural town on the edge of Alabama's...

 

Rabid fox in Elberta area prompts warning

Aug 19, 2008 10:41 pm

A rabid fox has been discovered in the Elberta area, prompting the Baldwin County Health Department to warn residents this evening to get pets vaccinated and avoid wild animals. "We strongly cau...

 

Police: Homeless man breaks into home, rapes woman

Aug 19, 2008 10:35 pm

Michael Anthony Elliot, a homeless man who is accused of raping a woman he knows MOBILE, Ala. - Mobile police are searching for a 27-year-old man who they said broke into a woman's house early Sunday...

 

Mobile-area weather: Tomorrow's forecast today

Aug 19, 2008 9:39 pm

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Heat index mid-90s. Highs mid-80s to upper low 90s. Lows upper 60s to upper 70s. Rain chance 30-40 percent Wednesday, 20-30 percent Wednesday night. Thursday: Mostly cloudy...

 

Mobile composite pipe companies acquired by Southfield Capital Advisors

Aug 19, 2008 7:48 pm

Partner companies in west Mobile that make and install specialized industrial piping and ductwork have been acquired by Southfield Capital Advisors, according to today's announcement from Boxwood Part...

 

Carnival Triumph coming to New Orleans

Aug 19, 2008 7:01 pm

New Orleans' 2,056-passenger Fantasy will be replaced by the 2,758-passenger Triumph, Carnival Cruise Lines announced today in New Orleans. The move will take place in November 2009, when Carnival p...

 
 

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