Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Analysis: Alabama Bioscience Industry’s Impact Tops $7.3 Billion A Year
Alabama’s multifaceted biosciences industry generates $7.3 billion in economic activity annually while supporting 780 companies and nearly 48,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of Alabama. Continue reading →
Saban, Malzahn And Smart Among Coaches And Celebrities Creating Buzz At Regions Tradition
A Greystone resident attending the Regions Tradition Pro Am at Greystone Golf and Country Club was overheard complimenting a Georgia fan about the Bulldogs’ football coach, former Alabama assistant Kirby Smart. Continue reading →
Spring Concerts Are Heating Up The Stage With Willie Nelson And Kendrick Lamar In Can’t Miss Alabama
Spring Concerts Are Heating Up The Stage With Willie Nelson And Kendrick Lamar In Can’t Miss Alabama Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Freedom Riders Arrested In Birmingham
May 17, 1961: The 1961 Freedom Rides were public bus trips undertaken by racially integrated groups through the Deep South to test the enforcement of a new court order prohibiting segregation in interstate bus terminals. Continue reading →
Sports Celebrities Tee Up For The Regions Tradition Pro-am
Bo Jackson. Nick Saban. Gus Malzahn, Kirby Smart. The Regions Tradition Pro-Am reads like a Southeast sports celebrity roster. Continue reading →
Football Stars Jeff Rutledge, Tony Nathan Headed Back To Alabama
Two of the best high school football players that Birmingham has ever seen will be back in the city Thursday night. Continue reading →
Tuskegee University Names First Female President In School’s 136-year History
Tuskegee University’s board of trustees has voted unanimously to name Dr. Lily D. McNair as its next president. McNair becomes the first female president in the university’s 136-year history. Continue reading →
PGA Veterans Lead Students Through Golf, Life Lessons At Alabama Power Junior Clinic
Winning and losing will always be a part of sports – and so will the life lessons they bring. Continue reading →
Cherishable Items: Alabama Man’s Pez Collection Is Indispensable
It only takes one look to make heads or tails of David Boyd’s cherishable item – well, heads anyway. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Author Viola Goode Liddell Died
May 16, 1998: A resident of Alabama’s Black Belt nearly all her life, Viola Goode Liddell recounted the stories of many Wilcox County residents, including her own, in three memoirs Continue reading →
