Author Archives: Alabama News Center

Mazda-Toyota $1.6B Auto Plant To Create New Supplier Pull Toward North Alabama

The $1.6 billion Mazda-Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A. plant hasn’t even broken ground yet in Huntsville but is already having an impact. Continue reading →

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Apple Pursues Google In Education With $299 iPad, Software

Apple Inc. is going head-to-head with Google in education, a market the iPhone maker helped pioneer but has let languish. For the first time in several years, Apple has released hardware specific to education: a new iPad that squares up against Google’s cheap Chromebook laptops, which have become popular in schools. Continue reading →

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Unique BLT & Spring Roll Salad Makes List Of 100 Dishes To Eat In AL Before You Die

You may not think to pair these two meal items together, but good things happened when this restaurant owner dared to think outside of the box. A fried green tomato BLT and spring roll salad at Curry’s on Johnston Street, in Decatur, has turned into a crowd favorite. Continue reading →

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On This Day In Alabama History: Alabama Enquirer Began Publishing

March 30, 1887: John Asa Rountree began publishing the Alabama Enquirer in Hartselle. The owner of Rountree Publishing Co., Rountree is best known for his work in the Good Roads Movement at the turn of the 20th century. Continue reading →

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Birmingham City Council Approves Funding For New BJCC Stadium

Birmingham City Council’s decision Tuesday to approve $3 million annually over 30 years to build an outdoor stadium and renovate the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex’s (BJCC) Legacy Arena will not jeopardize neighborhood revitalization, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said. Continue reading →

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Lost Items Land In Alabama At The Unclaimed Baggage Center

If you left your iPad on the seat pocket in front of you on a plane in Albuquerque, there is a chance it’s now for sale at a deep discount in Alabama. Continue reading →

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The Hunt Is On This Easter Weekend In Can’t Miss Alabama

The Hunt Is On This Easter Weekend In Can’t Miss Alabama Continue reading →

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On This Day In Alabama History: McDuffie Sponsored Government Credit Bill

March 29, 1932: U.S Continue reading →

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Alabama Newscenter Brings Road Show To Hudsonalpha 2018 Genomic Medicine Conference

Alabama NewsCenter has focused on north Alabama this week with stories and its Facebook Live Road Show at the HudsonAlpha 2018 Genomic Medicine Conference. Continue reading →

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Ruben Studdard’sp New Album And Tour Honor R&B Legend Luther Vandross

It took a show from Hollywood to make Alabama appreciate one of its own. Continue reading →

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