Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Alabama Legacy Moment: Cahaba Lily
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 →
Amazon Maintains Holiday Dominance Despite Pressure
Amazon.com Inc. maintained its online dominance in the 2017 holiday shopping season despite increasing competition from Walmart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Best Buy Co. Continue reading →
Crimson Tide National Championship Builds On Dynasty And Droughts
The Alabama Crimson Tide captured its fifth college football national championship in nine years and for the 12th time a former Nick Saban assistant came up empty against the record-tying Bama coach. Continue reading →
Auburn Developing Vaccine That Could Be Huge Catch For Catfish Industry
After more than seven years of research and testing, Cova Arias knows the vaccine she developed and patented to immunize catfish against columnaris disease works in a laboratory. She will use $321,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to answer two questions. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: USS Alabama Battleship Park Opened
January 9, 1965: The USS Alabama Battleship Park opened to the public in Mobile, 18 years after the ship was decommissioned on the same day in 1947. Continue reading →
Not All College Football Programs Can Afford To Compete With Alabama Crimson Tide, Others
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben was home with his family in Boise on New Year’s Day when he got an angry message from an alumnus. “Are you watching the Rose Bowl?” it read. “That’s the sort of experience Idaho had before you made your awful decision.” Continue reading →
This Alabama Maker Will Send You To An Imaginary Place
Artimaps, Huntsville Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Gen. Coffee Led Brigade At Battle Of New Orleans
On January 8, 1815, Brig. Gen. John Coffee led a 2,000-man brigade of mounted riflemen at the Battle of New Orleans. Continue reading →
Elementary Students To Showcase Art At UA’s Paul R. Jones Museum
Fifteen students from Arcadia Elementary School will display their artwork alongside pieces from the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at the University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Museum from Jan. 10 to Feb. 23. Continue reading →
America’s Heartland Is In The South And West Now
Sometime this year, the population of the Southern U.S. will surpass that of the Midwest and Northeast combined. Continue reading →
