Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Rosa Parks’ Note About Bombing Bought By Family Whose Montgomery Home Was Bombed
A rare handwritten note by civil rights icon Rosa Parks about how the Ku Klux Klan bombed a neighbor’s home in 1957 in Montgomery will move back to the “City of Dreams.” Continue reading →
Get Your Groove On, Beat The Heat With Ideas From Can’t Miss Alabama
Get Your Groove On, Beat The Heat With Ideas From Can’t Miss Alabama Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: NFL Coach, Scout Red Cochran Was Born
Aug. 2, 1922: Born in Fairfield, John Thurman “Red” Cochran played football and baseball in high school and was later offered scholarships in both sports at Wake Forest University Continue reading →
Urban Stream Cleanup Gives Village Creek At East Lake Park New Life
Volunteers of all backgrounds came out to East Lake Park to help with an urban stream cleanup July 23-26. Forest managers, conservation specialists, youths, local high school students and football players cleaned trash and invasive plants out of Village Creek in Birmingham. Continue reading →
Good-paying Jobs Spur Growth In Alabama’s Jefferson County
More than 3,500 jobs have been recruited to Jefferson County in the past 12 months and officials expect that number to increase by year’s end. Continue reading →
Take Charge Of Your Health: Dr. Ann Kulze Shares Frozen Foods That Are Great For You And Your Wallet
Did you know that frozen produce, contrary to conventional wisdom, is just as nutritious, and in some cases, may even be better for you than fresh? Continue reading →
Alabama Music Maker Tyler Findlater Pursues His Muse After Life-Changing Health Scare
As Tyler Findlater sat in the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology at Auburn University, he felt the classroom enclose him before blacking out. When he came to his senses moments later, something felt off – the left side of his body wasn’t working. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Astronaut Kathryn Thornton Retired
Aug. 1, 1996: Nuclear physicist Kathryn Thornton was an astronaut at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1985-1996 Continue reading →
Alabama Bridal Shop Gives Couple Front-Row Seat To Cultural Changes
The wedding industry has undergone a great deal of change the past 50 years. Few couples have witnessed that evolution more closely than Max and Mary Andrews, owners of Andrews Bridal Shoppe in Dothan. Continue reading →
Deno Posey: Banker By Day, Comedian By Night
Denorrise “Deno” Posey may be one of the few comedians in Birmingham whose day job pays as much as, if not more than, his side hustle of making people laugh. Posey is a Regions Bank executive by day and comedian by night. And he’s good at both. Continue reading →
