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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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Springville City Council reschedules next meeting due to MLK Jr. holiday

Jan 6, 2009 3:13 am

Meeting will be Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. The Springville City Council voted tonight to reschedule its second meeting this month from Jan. 19 to Jan. 20 due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The coun...

 

Hoover City Council rezones 11 acres for community business district

Jan 6, 2009 3:10 am

Land at intersection of South Shades Crest Road and Morgan Road The Hoover City Council voted tonight to rezone nearly 11 acres on the southeast corner of South Shades Crest Road and Morgan Road to a...

 

Fairfield City Council reschedules next meeting due to MLK Jr. Day

Jan 6, 2009 3:04 am

Council also renews city employee insurance plan The Fairfield City Council's second meeting for January has been rescheduled from Jan. 19 to Jan. 22 because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Ci...

 

Hoover fire Chief Tom Bradley to retire Feb. 1

Jan 6, 2009 2:39 am

80-year-old has 60 years in the fire servicePhoto by Linda Stelter/The Birmingham NewsTom Bradley Hoover Fire Chief Tom Bradley told city leaders tonight that he intends to retire on Feb. 1 after 32 ...

 

Heavy rains possible over next 24 hours

Jan 6, 2009 2:14 am

Heavy rains and possibly severe weather may occur tonight and Tuesday across Central Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. A Flash Flood Watch for Birmingham and much of the metro area w...

 

Brookside gets grant for new fire station

Jan 6, 2009 1:10 am

Old fire station destroyed in 2003 flood The Brookside Town Council announced tonight that a community development block grant for $407,000 was approved by the Jefferson County Commission, clearing t...

 

Update: Discarded chemicals prompt Fultondale evacuations

Jan 5, 2009 6:42 pm

A bottle containing chemicals used to make drugs caught fire in the back of a garbage truck, according to Fultondale firefighters.Police and firefighters in Fultondale this morning evacuated a daycare...

 

Decatur police search for missing police officer

Jan 5, 2009 1:16 pm

Police Sgt. Farron Eugene White was last seen late Friday night. Investigators believe the 48-year-old White may have been involved in a struggle with someone in his office.The search continued Sunday...

 
 

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Roseberry Rescue seeks financial help for treatment of lake weeds

Jan 6, 2009 3:44 am

SCOTTSBORO - Retired Jackson County Circuit Judge Wallace Haralson asked the Scottsboro City Council tonight to pay $90,000 for the treatment of aquatic weeds on Roseberry Creek here. The chemical Flu...

 

Schmitz asks for trial delay until after session

Jan 6, 2009 1:59 am

DECATUR, Ala. -- Attorneys for state Rep. Sue Schmitz have asked a federal judge to delay her trial on fraud charges until after the 2009 session of the Alabama Legislature. The first trial for the De...

 

Accident with possible entrapment near airport

Jan 5, 2009 10:44 pm

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. - HEMSI Paramedics, Madison County Rescue Squad, Huntsville Fire and Police are all responding to an accident reported with injury and possible entrapment on Wall Triana Highway near ...

 

LSU hires Chavis as defensive coordinator

Jan 5, 2009 10:29 pm

John Chavis, a veteran defensive coordinator with 20 years of experience in the Southeastern Conference, was chosen as LSU's new defensive coordinator today.

 

Police conduct ground, water searches for missing officer

Jan 5, 2009 10:29 pm

Decatur PoliceSgt. Faron White, head of the Decatur Police Department's Organized Crime Unit, has been missing since Friday night. DECATUR, Ala. -- Marine Police and the Morgan County Rescue Squad con...

 

Hospital hearing delayed

Jan 5, 2009 6:59 pm

A court hearing on the proposed Madison hospital originally scheduled for today has been delayed. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Truman Hobbs Jr. requested that the hearing be postponed until 11 a.m....

 

Juveniles charged with burglarizing Athens Sportsplex

Jan 5, 2009 6:14 pm

Woman also arrested for trying to fill fake prescriptions.

 

Holmes supports seating of Burris in US Senate

Jan 5, 2009 4:45 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama state Rep. Alvin Holmes is calling on the U.S. Senate to allow former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to take a seat in the Senate. Burris would become the only bla...

 

Huntsville's Monday weather forecast

Jan 5, 2009 11:14 am

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possib...

 

Huntsville's Monday road watch

Jan 5, 2009 11:14 am

Huntsville and Madison County road repairs HUNTSVILLE Weather permitting, the intersection at Hospital Drive and Whitesport Drive is scheduled for traffic control improvements. Beginning Tuesday at 10...

 
 

News from the Mobile Press-Register

Tomorrow's forecast today for southwest Alabama

Jan 5, 2009 11:35 pm

Tuesday: Flash flood watch. Strong to severe storms with heavy rain possible. Highs low to mid-70s. Lows mid-40s to mid-50s. Rain chance 30-40 percent Tuesday, 70-80 percent Tuesday night. Wednesda...

 

Baldwin County school board to discuss budget cuts

Jan 5, 2009 11:29 pm

Baldwin County school board officials are looking to cut millions and will start with a meeting tonight to survey their options. The board has already discussed freezing locally funded step raises, ov...

 

Foley Elementary teachers move to new building

Jan 5, 2009 11:16 pm

Students at Foley Elementary School may notice Tuesday that some of their classroom decor is not in its normal place -- much of it was moved today to the new school being built next door. More than 2...

 

Loxley police: Woman cut boyfriend in neck

Jan 5, 2009 11:14 pm

A Mobile woman was being held in Baldwin County's jail tonight after allegedly cutting her ex-boyfriend in the neck and arm with a razor knife, Loxley police said. Carey Christina Alysse Carey, 21,...

 

State responds to Bay Minette veterans home report

Jan 5, 2009 10:07 pm

The state Department of Veterans Affairs responded today to a report issued last month accusing the staff of a Bay Minette veterans home of neglect that contributed to health problems and the deaths o...

 

BCS championship game to be shown live and in 3-D at Carmike Wynnsong 16 in Mobile

Jan 5, 2009 9:04 pm

MOBILE, Ala. -- Carmike Cinemas' Wynnsong 16 movie theater in Mobile will be one of only 81 theaters in the country to show the biggest game in college football live and in 3-D on Thursday. The game...

 

The Order of Myths documentary on Mobile, Ala., Mardi Gras will hit DVD on Jan. 13

Jan 5, 2009 8:59 pm

MOBILE, Ala. -- Last year's documentary about Mardi Gras in Mobile, "The Order of Myths," will be available on DVD beginning next week. (Press-Register/G.M. Andrews)Filmmaker Margaret Brow...

 

Manatee spotted in Satsuma area creek

Jan 5, 2009 8:39 pm

SATSUMA, Ala. -- A manatee seen swimming in a creek in Satsuma over the weekend wasn't found by Dauphin Island Sea Lab officials who went looking for the sea mammal this morning. A West Indian manate...

 

Winter visitors flocking South

Jan 5, 2009 8:10 pm

But will economy But will economy hamper migration? Press-Register photoBill and Marlene Klein, from Kalamazoo, Mich., enjoy a bike ride on Ala. 59 last April in Gulf Shores. The Michigan Club is the...

 

Snuffy's, colorful Wilmer store, thrives near state line

Jan 5, 2009 12:54 pm

WILMER - On a cloud-darkening afternoon on U.S. 98, Grady Wooley leans on the counter at Snuffy's store and gas station and greets regulars who mosey in the door. "We got everything from worms to...

 
 

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