Author Archives: Alabama News Center
On This Day In Alabama History: Influential Civil Rights Leader Born In Lowndes County
July 12, 1899: Civil rights leader Edgar Daniel Nixon is born in Lowndes County. Standing six feet, four inches tall, the charismatic Nixon became one of the most influential members of the civil rights movement in the state. Continue reading →
Sample Old-Fashioned Southern Sweets With Alabama Maker Birmingham Candy Company
Birmingham is a little sweeter since Wayne and Cassie Bolden moved to town.The couple opened Birmingham Candy Co., focusing on selling handcrafted Southern sweets that are not available in grocery stores. Their new business is in a 100-square-foot converted shipping container in Railroad Park steps away from Regions Field. The unusual storefront has been home base for the new business for two months. Continue reading →
SEC Athletes Pitch In At Community Food Bank Of Central Alabama
Student-athletes from Southeastern Conference schools packed 3,500 meals for children and families Saturday as the unofficial start of SEC Media Days in Birmingham. Continue reading →
Day 1 Of SEC Media Days 2017: Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee
SEC Media Days are always full of coach speak, optimism for the new season and little in the way of new, substantial information. Continue reading →
Alabama Crimson Tide Faces Another Year Of High Expectations
Alabama coach Nick Saban comes into SEC Media Days with a team that will be the presumed favorite to win the conference and contend for a national championship. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: McWane Science Center Opens In Birmingham
July 11, 1998 – The McWane Science Center opened in its current facility, the historic building of the former Loveman’s department store in downtown Birmingham. The center grew from the merger of two older science centers, the Red Mountain Museum and Discovery Place, funded by the McWane Foundation. Continue reading →
North Alabama Aviation Firm Upgrading Austrian Air Force Helicopters
An aviation company that upgrades Black Hawk helicopters is deepening its roots in North Alabama while expanding its customer base around the world, starting with an order for the Austrian Air Force. Continue reading →
Eli Gold To Call Birmingham Bulls Hockey Games
Eli Gold, the voice of University of Alabama football, is returning to his Birmingham hockey roots, signing on to do play-by-play duties for the new Birmingham Bulls. Continue reading →
Alabama Makes Strides In Bringing High-Speed Internet To Rural Communities
Fiber infrastructure is a key tool in attracting new and expanding businesses across Alabama, and local providers are actively working to install innovative Internet technologies, particularly in the state’s rural areas. Continue reading →
Where All The Stuff Gets Made In The U.S. of A.
What are the U.S. counties with the most people working in transportation-equipment manufacturing? I wondered this while working on a column about Detroit. Thanks to the magic of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data viewer, I soon had an answer: Continue reading →
