Author Archives: Alabama News Center
On This Day In Alabama History: Chickasaw Nation Signed Treaty Of Franklin With U.S.
August 31, 1830: Representatives of the Chickasaw Nation signed the Treaty of Franklin with the United States, agreeing to cede their land in Alabama and Mississippi for an equal amount of land in the West Continue reading →
Montgomery Hosts Air Force’s Largest Conference On Cyber Threats
This week, Alabama’s Capital City has been at the center of high-level discussions focusing on the wide-ranging cyber challenges facing the nation in the digital age. Continue reading →
Richard Arrington Jr. To Receive Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award
Birmingham’s first African-American mayor, Richard Arrington Jr., is among three recipients of the 2017 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI). Continue reading →
Alabama Power Sends Team, Equipment To Assist In Hurricane Harvey Power Recovery
A team of specially trained Alabama Power personnel left at dawn today for Texas with a convoy of boats and special equipment to help Houston-based CenterPoint Energy restore power in the devastated city. Continue reading →
Alabama’s Coon Dog Cemetery Celebrates 80 Years This Labor Day Weekend
Franky Hatton is schooling me on the ins and outs of raccoon hunting. We met in early spring at the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, better known as the Coon Dog Cemetery. Hatton is one of its caretakers, as well as a board member of the Friends of the Coon Dog Cemetery and coon-hunting enthusiast. Continue reading →
Alabama Legacy Moment: Hugo Black
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 →
On This Day In Alabama History: NASA Successfully Launched Discovery Space Shuttle
August 30, 1984: NASA successfully launched the Discovery space shuttle for the first time with Birmingham native Henry Hartsfield serving as commander. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Singer Dinah Washington Was Born In Tuscaloosa
August 29, 1924: Singer and pianist Dinah Washington was born in Tuscaloosa. Known as the “Queen of the Blues,” Washington performed in a variety of musical styles and became one of the most popular black recording artists of the 1950s. Between 1949 and 1955, she released 27 Billboard R&B top 10 hits and, in 1959, won a Grammy Award for “What a Difference a Day Makes.” That song and two other recordings – “Teach Me Tonight” and “Unforgettable”– were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as recordings of qualitative or historical significance. Washington was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Continue reading →
Family Tradition Leads To Sweeping Artistic Career For This Alabama Maker
George’s Broom Closet (Florence) – Times were tough, and George M. Jones had 50 families depending on him. As the manager of a large tenant farm near Florence, Jones oversaw 1,200 acres of corn, cotton and other crops. Continue reading →
B.A.S.S., Alabama Power To Award Scholarships To Students Attending Technical College
B.A.S.S. and Alabama Power are partnering to award two $5,000 scholarships this year for students attending, or planning to attend, a technical school in the state of Alabama. Continue reading →
