Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Plan Your Fall Weekend With This Week’s Can’t Miss Alabama
Plan your fall weekend around Tensixtyfive, Magic City Fashion Week, Fiesta and Tickled Pink in this week’s Can’t Miss Alabama. Continue reading →
Alabama Power Crews Return From Hurricane Restorations In Florida, Georgia, Texas
The long and winding road has come to an end for the hundreds of Alabama Power employees who’ve spent the past three weeks restoring power after Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. Continue reading →
Ole Hickory’s Banana Pudding Among 100 Dishes To Eat In Alabama Before You Die
Barbecue joints make some of the best banana puddings. Is it because any place that understands low and slow is the best way to cook meat is also not going to get too hasty making pudding? Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: First State Geologist Michael Tuomey Was Born In Ireland
September 29, 1805: Geologist Michael Tuomey was born in Ireland. Tuomey came to Alabama in 1846 after accepting a faculty position in the fields of geology, mineralogy and agricultural chemistry at the University of Alabama. Continue reading →
Alabama, Auburn Coming Off Conference Wins As Both Host Mississippi Teams
A border war happens this week in the Southeastern Conference with skirmishes in Tuscaloosa and on the Plains. Alabama hosts Ole Miss and Auburn entertains Mississippi State on Saturday in a doubleheader on ESPN. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Maj. Gen. Oliver Dillard, First Black Grad Of War College, Was Born
September 28, 1926: Maj. Gen. Oliver Dillard was born in Margaret. A former student at Tuskegee Institute, Dillard became the first black graduate of the National War College and the fifth black officer in the U.S. Army to be entitled to display a flag indicating his rank. Continue reading →
Toyota To Invest $106M In Alabama Engine Plant, Add 50 Jobs
Toyota announced plans to invest $106 million and add 50 jobs at its Alabama engine plant, the latest expansion for the Huntsville facility that is a key part of the automaker’s global operations. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: World War I Ace William Badham Was Born In Birmingham
September 27, 1895: World War I aviator William Badham was born in Birmingham. Badham became one of only four Americans during World War I to earn the title of “Ace,” after he shot down five German planes. Continue reading →
The World Comes To Wilsonville To Study Carbon Capture Technology
Researchers from countries as far away as China, Norway, India and Australia converged on the National Carbon Capture Center, next to Alabama Power’s Plant Gaston in Wilsonville, for a firsthand look at how the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored test facility advances innovative fossil energy technology solutions. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Drive-By Truckers Appeared On PBS
September 26, 2008: Co-founded by Muscle Shoals natives Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, the Drive-By Truckers are a Southern rock band renowned for their earnest songwriting and robust three-guitar musical style Continue reading →
