Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Alabama Legacy Moment: Lurleen Wallace
Alabama Public Television is producing a series of videos titled “Alabama Legacy Moments” that offer a quick history of the people, places and stories that have defined Alabama. Done in conjunction with the ongoing bicentennial celebration of the state that concludes in 2019, the short pieces should inspire you to learn more about the rich history of Alabama. “Alabama Legacy Moments” are sponsored by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission and the Alabama Broadcasters Association. Continue reading →
Woodpecker Species Holding Its Own In Alabama
On the banks of the Coosa River, a federally endangered woodpecker continues to hold its own, with a little help from friends. Continue reading →
Success Plus Initiative Aims To Add 500,000 High-skilled Workers
A new strategic workforce development initiative targets the addition of 500,000 high-skilled employees to Alabama’s workforce by 2025 in response to increasing employer demands for the higher levels of talent needed in modern workplaces. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: League Of Municipalities Formed
May 15, 1935: The Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM), a voluntary association of cities and towns, formed May 15, 1935. Continue reading →
Nature Conservancy Teams With Alabama Power On Mobile Bay Reef Project
Dozens of volunteers from Alabama Power Service Organization and the Nature Conservancy spent Saturday wading in the waters of Mobile Bay making castles of 35-pound concrete blocks. Continue reading →
Alabama Power Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant To Hudsonalpha
Alabama Power Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology to help expand gene research education to students across Alabama. Continue reading →
Deadline Looming For Alabamians To Register, Request Absentee Ballots For June 5 Primary Election
After months of candidates crossing the state, debating each other and planting their campaign signs along highways, Alabama voters will get their chance to pick their major party favorites on primary election day, Tuesday, June 5. Continue reading →
Alabama Power Linemen Appreciate Close Working Relationship
You could call them the Clanton Gang. They’re actually the Clanton line crew, in Alabama’s central-most city, the state’s peach-growing capital, population 8,000. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Skylab Launched Into Orbit
May 14, 1973: The Skylab space station, which orbited Earth from 1973 to 1979, was launched into space May 14 on an unmanned, modified Saturn V rocket. Continue reading →
Trying For Fifth Title, University Of Alabama Robotics Team Tackles New Challenge
NASA’s annual robotics challenge presents a new problem for college students to solve, and students at the University of Alabama hope their solution can win the contest for a fourth straight year. Continue reading →
