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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

Birmingham metro forecast: Warm, hazy night to be followed by hot, sunny Saturday

Jul 19, 2008 2:46 am

A warm and hazy night is forecast for Birmingham tonight with the low dipping to 68. The high on today reached 92. Saturday's forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of 92. However, offiicials...

 
 

Local News from The Huntsville Times via Yahoo! News

Walking Club offers prizes for hitting the trail

Jul 18, 2008 9:36 am

Huntsville Hospital and the city's newest shopping center are teaming up to help people get in better shape.

 

Chief is disturbed by judge's verdict

Jul 18, 2008 9:35 am

BOAZ - Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis said he's disappointed in Wednesday's court ruling that found city Recreation Director Darrell Nicholson not guilty of pulling a pistol during an argument at a sch...

 

Volunteer Center gets new name

Jul 18, 2008 9:35 am

The Volunteer Center of Madison County is changing its name and location. The center, which has been coordinating volunteers for good deeds in Huntsville since 1969, is now called Hands On Greater Hun...

 

Planning panel denies building amendment

Jul 18, 2008 9:35 am

MADISON - A proposed zoning ordinance amendment requiring that buildings face a public street was shot down by the Madison Planning Commission at its Thursday night meeting.

 

Huntsville schools raise lunch price

Jul 18, 2008 9:35 am

Meals served in Huntsville schools will cost a quarter more starting in August. Rising food and fuel costs led the school board to approve the increase Thursday night. Madison and Madison County schoo...

 

He started 'revolution' on a mule

Jul 18, 2008 9:35 am

After laying his hands on NASA satellite images in 1993, Dan Irwin didn't think he would become a recognized international expert in helping emerging nations. He just wanted to help.

 

Medical district drainage on tap

Jul 18, 2008 9:34 am

Drainage improvements are planned for the medical district area between Governors Drive and Huntsville High School, where residents last year used canoes to navigate the streets because of flash flood...

 

Downtown traffic rough for weekend

Jul 18, 2008 9:34 am

Hundreds of high school athletes, bicyclists and Spanish-speaking Jehovah's Witnesses in Huntsville this weekend will have at least one thing in common - the task of navigating the already-snarled tra...

 

Donors open new windows on space

Jul 18, 2008 9:34 am

The history of the Saturn rocket and Apollo space program will be better preserved and told at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration thanks to major donations from some big names in aerospace: Pra...

 

Jennings is suing A&M trustees

Jul 18, 2008 9:34 am

Former Alabama A&M University President Dr. Robert Jennings is suing the board of trustees that dismissed him, seeking reinstatement and back pay. The March 31 board meeting, at which they voted 7...

 
 

News from the Mobile Press-Register

Chuck Owens to lead Bellingrath mums tour

Jul 18, 2008 9:45 pm

At the Bellingrath Gardens Wonderful Wednesdays program on July 23 from 10-11 a.m., visitors will get to see what goes into putting on the largest outdoor display of cascading mums in the country. C...

 

Auburn football freshman hospitalized

Jul 18, 2008 9:37 pm

AUBURN -- Incoming freshman Andre Wadley was in the hospital for more than a week after falling ill during a summer workout session, Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said Friday. Tuberville did not elab...

 

Tomorrow's forecast today

Jul 18, 2008 9:35 pm

Saturday: Partly cloudy. Heat index mid- to upper 90s. Highs mainly low to mid-90s. Lows upper 60s to upper 70s. Rain chance 20 percent Saturday, less than 5 percent Saturday night. Sunday: Fair a...

 

Youths arrested, businesses cited

Jul 18, 2008 7:30 pm

Mobile police arrested 13 youths Thursday night on minor in possession of alcohol charges and on the same night cited three businesses accussing them of selling alcohol to underage customers, authorit...

 

Murphy named Transportation Engineer of the Year

Jul 18, 2008 6:02 pm

Bill Starling, Staff PhotographerJohn Murphy, 2008 transportation engineer of the year The Alabama Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers has named Mobile County's John E. Murphy Jr. as...

 

LeFlore parents' meeting explains magnet programs

Jul 18, 2008 5:50 pm

A meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at John L. LeFlore Magnet High School to inform parents and students about the changes for the 2008-2009 school year. The magnet school will have two academic...

 

State does poorly in obesity survey

Jul 18, 2008 11:51 am

Alabama ranks second on the nation's list of most obese states, according to a new government survey reported Thursday. Only Mississippi ranked worse. More than 30 percent of adults in both states t...

 

Audit targets former sheriff

Jul 18, 2008 11:50 am

EVERGREEN - A lawsuit filed by the state says former Conecuh County Sheriff Tracy Hawsey should pay the county he served and the state $24,677.10 he wrongfully spent while in office, much of it on a p...

 

Tomorrow's forecast today

Jul 17, 2008 11:10 pm

Friday: Partly cloudy. Heat index upper 90s to near 100. Highs upper 80s to mid-90s. Lows mid-60s to mid-70s. Rain chance 20 percent both Friday and Friday night. Saturday: Mostly sunny to partly c...

 

Infant EEE victim in Baldwin recovering

Jul 17, 2008 11:00 pm

A Baldwin County baby who contracted Eastern equine encephalitis is back home and recovering, a public health official said today. "She seems to be improving and that is very good news," s...

 
 

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