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Alabama’s Coon Dog Cemetery Celebrates 80 Years This Labor Day Weekend

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Alabama News Center

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 →

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Alabama Legacy Moment: Hugo Black

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Alabama News Center

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 →

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On This Day In Alabama History: NASA Successfully Launched Discovery Space Shuttle

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Alabama News Center

August 30, 1984: NASA successfully launched the Discovery space shuttle for the first time with Birmingham native Henry Hartsfield serving as commander. Continue reading →

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Big Wet Down For Alabama Ahead

Posted on August 29, 2017 by spann

RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling across much of Southwest Alabama this afternoon as deeper moisture associated with Tropical Storm Harvey moves in. Rain will expand northward, and will cover much of Alabama late tonight and tomorrow as Harvey moves slowly northeast. Continue reading →

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A Midday Look: Wet Weather Ahead For Central Alabama

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Scott Brown

Moisture from Tropical Storm Harvey is moving into the southwestern parts of Central Alabama as we approach the 1:00 PM hour. Continue reading →

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Deeper Moisture Headed For Alabama

Posted on August 29, 2017 by spann

EYES STILL ON HARVEY: Deeper moisture from Tropical Storm Harvey will move into Alabama over the next 24 hours. Still today rain across our state should be mostly light and scattered, although heavier rain is likely over Mobile and Baldwin Counties, where a flash flood watch is in effect. With a cloudy sky, we won’t get past the low 80s this afternoon. Very comfortable for late August. Continue reading →

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On This Day In Alabama History: Singer Dinah Washington Was Born In Tuscaloosa

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Alabama News Center

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 →

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Wet Weather Ahead For Alabama

Posted on August 28, 2017 by spann

WET PATTERN SETTING UP: Lots of clouds across Alabama today, but as expected not much in the way of rain. Just a few scattered sprinkles, and temperatures are only in the upper 70s and low 80s. Sure doesn’t feel like August.

Not much change tomorrow; mostly cloudy with just some scattered light rain. The high will be at or just over 80 degrees for most communities. Continue reading →

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Mid-Afternoon Check Of Our Weather In Central Alabama

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Scott Brown

We have mostly cloudy skies at this time across Central Alabama at the 2PM hour, along with some shower activity moving into and over the southwestern parts of the area. Continue reading →

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Rain Returns To Alabama This Week

Posted on August 28, 2017 by spann

THE ALABAMA WEATHER SITUATION: Needless to say, all eyes are still on Tropical Storm Harvey and the situation in Southeast Texas. Here in Alabama, we will see a mostly cloudy sky today, and a few sprinkles are possible across the western counties of the state. But, most communities will be dry despite the clouds. The high today will be at or just over 80 degrees.
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