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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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Bankhead Tunnel closed for maintenance starting Friday

Jun 17, 2013 7:25 pm

The tunnel is scheduled to open again starting at 5 a.m. on Monday, June 24, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation. ...

Traffic roundabout construction to begin next year in Daphne; similar proposal on table in Fairhope

Jun 17, 2013 7:25 pm

The estimated $1.4 million project is a collaboration between the county and city of Daphne. While 80 percent of the construction cost will be covered by a ...

The Distinguished Young Women spend a morning at Bellingrath Gardens

Jun 17, 2013 7:23 pm

A hot morning among the flowers. THEODORE, Alabama—Distinguished Young Woman Riya Patel said she'd never seen anythi...

Expanded Alabama presence topic of Paris Air Show meeting with Safran

Jun 17, 2013 5:28 pm

France-based Safran Engineering Services celebrated the opening of its Brookley Aeroplex office expected to employ 50 highly skilled engineers on April 8, t...

Mobile Press-Register 200th Anniversary: Mobile goes bankrupt (again) and Democrats regain control (1870-1879)

Jun 17, 2013 10:52 am

By the end of the decade, federal troops had left Alabama and conservative Democrats had wrested control of Mobile from the Radical Republicans and Unionist...

Mobile Press-Register 200th Anniversary: The decade of the 1870s wasn't all grim

Jun 17, 2013 10:51 am

Financial problems and bitter political feuding during the Reconstruction era dominated the 1870s. But it wasn't all dreary for Southwest Alabama. ...

Two dead, four more hurt in two-car collision Sunday night in Prichard

Jun 17, 2013 6:13 am

"She had to be cut out of the vehicle by Mobile Fire and Rescue." PRICHARD, Alabama - Two minors are dead and at lea...

Distinguished Young Women make a grand entrance at Mobile Regional Airport

Jun 17, 2013 3:18 am

The Distinguished Young Women have arrived! Watch video MOBILE, Alabama — On Sunday evening, the Dis...

Sunday night Mobile-area weather: 20 percent chance of rain tonight, 40 percent on Monday

Jun 17, 2013 1:32 am

The forecast calls for a Monday high of 90 degrees with a 40 percent chance of rain. (NOAA) MOBILE, Alabama - There ...

Huntsville-sponsored reception on eve of 2013 Paris Air Show highlights aerospace jobs

Jun 16, 2013 11:57 pm

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley challenged public and private economic development leaders gathered at a reception on the eve of the 2013 Paris Air Show to rema...

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