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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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Aruban police say they will look into skeleton photo
Mar 18, 2010 7:50 pm
Deputy Chief says Holloway investigation remains active In this October 2009 underwater photo provided by John F. Muldowney, is shown a portion of the ocean floor ...
Pennsylvania couple's photo draws attention back to Natalee Holloway case
Mar 18, 2010 6:15 pm
Media attention puts couple in spotlight John F. Muldowney holds a photo in his home in Manheim, Pa., Thursday, March 18, 2010, that his wife Patti took while the ...
Pennsylvania couple think they may have found Natalee Holloway's skeleton
Mar 18, 2010 4:01 pm
Vacation dive photo shows image they consider skeleton The Birmingham NewsNatalee Holloway (Birmingham News file)A Pennsylvania couple who went snorkeling on a va...
Calhoun County judge faces liens for unpaid state and city taxes
Mar 18, 2010 11:40 am
The judge has been hit with the liens since 2004. A Calhoun County judge and his business face liens for $37,462.02 in unpaid state and city taxes, according to Th...
Student-led prayer over school intercom halted in Calhoun County after complaint
Mar 18, 2010 11:10 am
Student had contacted superintendent with complaint Student-led morning prayers over the intercom at Alexandria High School in Calhoun County were ordere...
Birmingham metro forecast: Cool and becoming sunny
Mar 18, 2010 10:55 am
Friday will be sunny and mild It's 46 degrees with some fog in the Birmingham metro area to start the morning.The forecast for the remainder of the day calls for a...
XO laptops are loved, but use is limited
Mar 18, 2010 10:30 am
Still no Wi-Fi for laptops at most schools. View full sizeAt a spring break computer camp, Ashlyn McMillan, 10, (left) and Tiffany McCurdy, 9, learned new and crea...
Gov. Bob Riley promotes more transparency in government
Mar 18, 2010 4:01 am
"If the governor is really serious about ethics, then he needs to stop issuing no-bid contracts," Sen. Roger Bedford said in response to Riley's news co...
News from the Mobile Press-Register
Marine strangled girlfriend's basset hound to death, Panhandle police say
Mar 18, 2010 7:14 pm
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Jaimie Maldonado, 24-year-old Marine, faces facing felony animal cruelty charges, after investigators say he strangled his girlfriend's basset h...
Alexandria High School ends prayers over PA system
Mar 18, 2010 6:28 pm
"Every day in the morning we would have student-led prayer over the PA system and I looked this up. It's illegal," a student who questioned the legality ...
Pentagon open to extending Air Force tanker deadline
Mar 18, 2010 4:29 pm
The Pentagon is willing to consider a request to extend the May 10 deadline for bids on the U.S. Air Force tanker contract, a spokesman said today. (AP Photo/Azam...
Albertville, Ala. city Web site hacked, expletives plastered on pages
Mar 18, 2010 3:59 pm
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. -- The city of Albertville's Web site was hacked last weekend and the phrase "(expletive) U.S.A." was placed on the city's hom...
Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival set to return this weekend
Mar 18, 2010 2:32 pm
"I think this could be a big year. People are so anxious for spring. It's been a long, cold, wet winter," said Kathie Barton, communications director of ...
Baldwin County school system $4.8 million deficit projections on target
Mar 18, 2010 2:09 pm
LOXLEY, Ala. -- With all the state and local cuts in revenue figured in, Baldwin County Public Schools will hit the projected $4.8 million deficit in their fund balance by ...
Gov. Bob Riley to sign bill aimed at assisting coastal insurance market
Mar 18, 2010 2:01 pm
Senate Bill 10, sponsored by Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, allows certain insurers to avoid the five-year waiting period before they can write policies in Alabama. To qua...
Mobile prosecutors seek to euthanize dogs that attacked toddler
Mar 18, 2010 1:31 pm
County officials have said that the girl was bitten and dragged by the dogs -- two Labradors and a blue heeler -- in her Semmes neighborhood on March 11. The girl&apos...
Elberta Town Council plans budget cuts in April
Mar 18, 2010 1:29 pm
ELBERTA, Ala. -- With income falling short of spending, town officials said they will make a 7-percent cut in the budget in April, but hope to avoid laying off any of the 1...
Local News from The Huntsville Times via Yahoo! News
Army's unmanned aircraft set to fly past the million-hour milestone
Mar 18, 2010 6:35 pm
Contractors and others at the 21st annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Pathfinder Symposium got an overview of improvements to current Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the impor...
Phillips and Wilson seek to replace Dennis Miller as Jackson County sheriff
Mar 18, 2010 6:35 pm
Chuck Phillips, a Democrat, and Billy Wilson, a Republican, are currently the only candidates for the position now held by Dennis Miller, who recently announced that he will not seek a second four-yea...
Mediation in Jackson County engineer dispute set for April 7
Mar 18, 2010 6:05 pm
Chairwoman Sadie Bias said today that she and the four district commissioners will meet with attorney W. N. Watson at his Fort Payne office, starting at 1:30 p.m.
Library briefly evacuated over fire alarm, everyone back inside
Mar 18, 2010 4:35 pm
The main branch of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library was briefly evacuated this morning after a fire alarm went off.
Greater Jackson County Chamber of Commerce's annual Montgomery trip set for April 7-8
Mar 18, 2010 3:50 pm
To make reservations or for more information, call the Chamber at 800-259-5508 or 256-259-5500.
Kay Ivey touts job recruitment plan at Phoenix vocational and manufacturing services
Mar 18, 2010 2:50 pm
Ivey, a Republican, commended Phoenix CEO Bryan Dodson for his agency's mission of training and providing jobs to people with physical difficulties and other challenges.
Red Cross volunteers respond at all hours
Mar 18, 2010 2:50 pm
It's about 4 a.m. and the pager on the nightstand begins blaring. Beep. Beep. Beep. A long pause. Beep. Beep. Beep.
Madison County jailers averaging 11 weeks of overtime per year
Mar 18, 2010 2:20 pm
In just five months, detention officers and other jail workers have racked up 25,848 overtime hours, records show, supplementing their salaries by $577,782. That's well over the County Commission-appr...
Woman wakes up to ex standing over her bed
Mar 18, 2010 12:50 pm
Police said a woman woke up in the middle of the night to find her ex-boyfriend in her apartment.
Mar 18, 2010 10:05 am
Unless otherwise noted, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Tuesday and Wednesday.
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