Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Alabama Newscenter — Weekend Entertainment in Can’t Miss Alabama Begins at Freedom Fest
The summer entertainment is heating up as Birmingham’s virtual celebration of music and empowerment is July 24 at Freedom Fest. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — A New-Look Alabama Crimson Tide, the Same Old Nick Saban
Nick Saban knows you want to know what he thinks. About the prospect of COVID-19 disrupting another college football season. Name, image and likeness rights for college athletes. The revolving door on the transfer portal thanks to the one-time free transfer rule. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — Terrific New Theatre Working Toward Securing A New Birmingham Home
Live theater is a communal experience – a work of art being performed by artists in a dark place packed with people you likely don’t know, sitting shoulder to shoulder and laughing, crying and experiencing a wide range of emotions shared in the moment. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — Mobile APSO Aids East Brewton Tornado Victims
An EF2 tornado severely pounded East Brewton recently during Tropical Storm Claudette. Storm-damaged areas included W.S. Neal High School and the Escambia County Fire Rescue Station. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — Lake Martin Set To Drop 3 Feet Below Normal Levels This Winter
Residents on Lake Martin are encouraged to begin securing permits for work on shoreline structures ahead of an additional drawdown this winter. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — People of Alabama: Johnny Oates of Wetumpka
Oates is the owner of the River Perk Coffee Shop in Wetumpka. Oates served six years in the U.S. Army and fought in the Vietnam War. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — Alabama Mushroom Farmers Lend Magic to Restaurant Dishes, Delicious Home Cooking
Mushrooms grown by Grandview Farms are a weekend staple for customers at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham. Grandview Farms owners Charles Crowther and his wife, Shiyrah, produce a popular ‘shiitake log,’ which produces dozens of mushrooms within its two-year life span. The Crowthers sell numerous varieties of mushrooms, as well as tinctures. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — SEC Commissioner Warns of Possible COVID Forfeits This Football Season
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to the media during the 2021 SEC Football Media Days at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — American Values, Inclusion Explored in Exhibition at Auburn University Museum
Following its debut at the acclaimed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, the exhibition “Crafting America” is on display through Sept. 12 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter — Three Things to Know About the Long-Term Side Effects of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Many Americans say they want to “make sure the shot is safe” before getting vaccinated. That data is already in, and it is overwhelming: Dr. Paul Goepfert, director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic at UAB, has never seen any vaccine as effective as the three COVID vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Continue reading →
