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The State of Alabama, also known as the "Heart of Dixie," is a state located in the Southern United States of America. Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. The twenty-second state admitted to the Union, Alabama seceded from the union in 1861 to become part of the Confederate States of America. Following the Civil War Alabama was readmitted to the union in 1868.
Until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, remained mired in poverty. In the years following the war, Alabama emerged as a growing economic power as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, education, and high technology. Today, the state is heavily invested in the aerospace, education, health care, banking, and various heavy industries including automobile manufacturing and mineral extraction and steel production and fabrication.
Alabama is officially nicknamed the Yellowhammer state. The capital is Montgomery and the largest city is Birmingham.
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News from The Birmingham News
Alabama parks officials not informed of lawamkers' idea for half-off discounts
Mar 21, 2010 6:45 pm
Proposal calls for half off admission and lodging fees MONTGOMERY -- The idea by the Alabama Senate Democratic Caucus seemed simple enough: Give Alabama residents ...
Athens fire and police investigate suspicious fires minutes apart
Mar 21, 2010 6:20 pm
Storage building and lean-two structures burned in fires ATHENS -- Athens Fire and Rescue and Athens police are continuing to investigate two suspicious fires that...
Binge drinking highest in dry Alabama counties
Mar 21, 2010 12:45 pm
Still, state is a teetotaler by national standards CEDAR BLUFF -- Jay Patel stands behind the counter at his Discount Liquors store here on Lake Weiss, waiting as ...
Birmingham metro forecast: Turning cold with chance of overnight snow
Mar 21, 2010 11:36 am
Little or no snow accumulation expected It's 56 with rain in the Birmingham area this morning.The remainder of today's forecast calls for showers, mainly before 1 ...
New housing designed to breathe life into Birmingham's Ensley neighborhood
Mar 21, 2010 10:30 am
Public housing may set trend Related: Birmingham considers revitalization for old Ensley Works Maxine Beverly, 76, moved into her Avenue J home in 1971. She once...
Aruban divers find little in first look for possible Natalee Holloway skeleton
Mar 21, 2010 1:15 am
Underwater search to resume Sunday and Roy Williams -- The Birmingham NewsThis October 2009 underwater photo provided by John F. Muldowney shows a portion of the ...
Mar 21, 2010 1:02 am
Thunderstorms tonight could give way to showers, and the possibility of snow showers both Sunday night and Monday. There is an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight, m...
Selma senator writes open letter to Artur Davis on health care
Mar 21, 2010 12:04 am
SELMA -- Sen. Hank Sanders, D-Selma, has written an open letter to U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, saying he is concerned about the congressman's plan to vote against legis...
Arubans search sea after couple says photo may show Natalee Holloway's skeleton
Mar 20, 2010 8:44 pm
Dive team still at sea and Roy Williams -- The Birmingham News Is it Natalee Holloway or a pile of rocks? The underwater photo taken in Aruba that a Pennsylvania c...
Mar 20, 2010 5:17 pm
Soldiers with the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command helped get the supplies delivered in 16 hours. Members of an Alabama Army National Guard unit recently c...
News from the Mobile Press-Register
Prattville police issued semiautomatic rifles
Mar 21, 2010 7:33 pm
Prattville police officers will soon be packing more firepower with the addition of semiautomatic, high-powered rifles. PRATTVILLE, Ala.-- Prattville police offic...
Baldwin County moves ahead with hurricane evacuation route
Mar 21, 2010 4:07 pm
BAY MINETTE --A Baldwin County Highway Department plan to link interstates 10 and 65 with a $150 million, four-lane hurricane evacuation route is moving ahead while state p...
Mar 21, 2010 3:30 pm
MOBILE, Ala. -- MOBILE, Ala. -- Many of the 53 types of beers offered at Cathedral Square on Saturday would have been illegal in the state at the same time last year. ...
Hope Center plans grand opening
Mar 21, 2010 3:00 pm
FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- More than six months after offering its first low-cost services to medically uninsured or low-income people, the Church on the Eastern Shore's &q...
School board urges supporters to vote for tax on Tuesday
Mar 21, 2010 2:09 pm
BAY MINETTE -- Baldwin County school board members at their meeting Thursday evening approved two possible budget amendments and made one last plea to county residents befo...
Two issues set for vote Tuesday in Baldwin County
Mar 21, 2010 2:02 pm
BAY MINETTE -- Voters casting ballots in Tuesday's referendum can do so from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all regular polling places. BAY MINETTE -- Voters castin...
Jerry St. Pe: From Pascagoula to the world
Mar 21, 2010 1:01 pm
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- For more than a half-century, Jerry St. P has lived a small-town life with global dimensions. (Press-Register/Victor Calhoun)erry St. Pe, for...
Harmless fun or illegal gambling? One thing's for sure, March Madness commands big bucks
Mar 21, 2010 12:24 pm
MOBILE, Ala. -- Rich Sullivan says he doesn't know a "damn thing" about basketball. (Press-Register/G.M. Andrews)Willie Waite of Red Square Age...
Mobile doctor straightens 104-degree curve in Bali teen's spine
Mar 21, 2010 11:35 am
MOBILE, Ala. -- When 15-year-old Eling Sriwedari boarded a plane in Indonesia six weeks ago, she couldn't hold her head up or lift her right arm. (Press-...
Mobile County schools' population in steady decline
Mar 21, 2010 10:56 am
MOBILE, Ala. -- The number of students enrolled in the Mobile County Public School System has been steadily decreasing over the last three years. View full sizeMO...
Local News from The Huntsville Times via Yahoo! News
Groups join together for census awareness
Mar 21, 2010 2:20 pm
Madison County Commissioner Bob Harrison wants people to know the 2010 Census is confidential and vital to Huntsville.
Attorney General candidates face off at GOP breakfast
Mar 21, 2010 1:20 pm
Luther Strange told Huntsville Republicans Saturday that unlike his GOP primary opponent, Attorney General Troy King, he wouldn't hesitate to take control of Gov. Bob Riley's Task Force on Illegal Gam...
13 Huntsville schools "persistently low-achieving"
Mar 21, 2010 12:05 pm
The "persistently low-achieving" schools can shed that label - if education leaders are willing to make drastic changes at the schools, which could include replacing the principal and half t...
Boeing touts missile defense record, experience as it looks to future of programs
Mar 21, 2010 12:05 pm
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, regional defense programs and laser successes were among the topics discussed by Boeing leaders during a recent missile defense roundtable with journalists.
Mar 21, 2010 11:50 am
Robert E. Lee Circle: A General Electric microwave, range, dishwasher and garbage disposal were stolen overnight Thursday from a home in the 29000 block.
Jackson County to get $1 million in new money each year for schools, towns and the County Commission
Mar 20, 2010 5:20 pm
The Jackson County legislative delegation of Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Scottsboro; Rep. Butch Taylor, D-New Hope; and Rep. John Robinson, D-Scottsboro presented Jackson County officials with a $1 million ...
Huntsville airport asking area businesses to kick in money to help AirTran
Mar 20, 2010 11:50 am
Huntsville International Airport officials are asking businesses to commit 10 percent of their expected annual travel savings from AirTran's presence in the market to help the low-fare carrier stay in...
Hazel Green man needs help with service dog
Mar 20, 2010 11:05 am
HAZEL GREEN -- Wayne Perkins, a funeral director and embalmer for Berryhill Funeral Home, moved to Hazel Green five years ago from the Washington D. C. area. Guy Baker, a native of Madison County, is ...
Mar 20, 2010 11:05 am
Sivley Road: A 74-year-old woman reported the theft of her purse, an undisclosed amount of cash, $9,000 worth of jewelry and other personal property between 4 p.m. Feb. 14 and 9:27 a.m. March 3. The t...
Woman injured in Limestone County four-wheeler accident
Mar 20, 2010 12:50 am
A 30-year-old woman was injured in a four wheeler accident in Limestone County Friday evening.
