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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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Carolina bug out (Today in Pictures)

May 24, 2013 6:59 am

A collection of some of the best pictures from the Associated Press A statue is covered with cicadas at Preston Bolick's home ...

Mountain Brook holds graduation for Class of 2013 (photos)

May 24, 2013 4:43 am

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Mountain Brook High School held its graduation for the Class of 2013 Thursday night at the Samford University Pete Hanna Center. The ceremony...

Graduation 2013: Oak Mountain High School (photos)

May 24, 2013 3:21 am

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Oak Mountain High School held the graduation for the Class of 2013, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the BJCC. &nbsp...

Alabaster school board considering funding for police officers

May 24, 2013 3:14 am

ALABASTER, Alabama -- The Alabaster Board of Education has yet to decide on whether to annually pay $180,000 requested by the city to fund three school resource off...

Alabaster's interim school district chief ready to step down

May 24, 2013 2:25 am

ALABASTER, Alabama - With the separation between Alabaster and Shelby County school systems completed under an agreement approved tonight, the city district&apo...

Graduation 2013: Hewitt-Trussville High School graduation (photo gallery)

May 24, 2013 2:02 am

TRUSSVILLE, Alabama  --  The Hewitt-Trussville High School graduating class of 2013 held their graduation at Jack Wood Stadium Thursday May 23, 20...

Alabaster City School District officially starting July 1, separate from Shelby County

May 24, 2013 1:43 am

ALABASTER, Alabama -- In a vote approaching two years in the making, the Alabaster Board of Education unanimously approved an agreement tonight to officially separa...

Forecast: Clear Thursday night, Friday expected in Birmingham

May 24, 2013 1:00 am

Thursday night is expected to be mostly clear in the Birmingham area, and Memorial Day weekend should be sunny and clear with highs in the 80s. ...

Gardendale Farmers Market kicks off new season (photos)

May 23, 2013 11:26 pm

Opening day of the 2013 Gardendale Farmers Market was full of sun, smiles and strawberries. GARDENDALE, Alabama - Opening ...

St. Clair County: Alabama 174 passable again after washout, more repairs soon (map)

May 23, 2013 10:24 pm

Temporary fix completed late Wednesday makes road passable, more permanent repairs to be made after filled-in area settles, according to ALDOT. ...

News from the Mobile Press-Register

Three lawsuits filed against St. Pius X Catholic School

May 24, 2013 4:10 am

Three parents have filed lawsuits against St. Pius X Catholic School, accusing school officials of failing to protect their children from bullying, accordin...

Chickasaw City Schools eliminates arts program

May 24, 2013 3:27 am

Citing a need to reduce costs, the Chickasaw City Schools Board of Education voted Thursday to cut the school system's arts program. ...

High school graduations: Faith Academy bids farewell to 115 seniors (photos)

May 24, 2013 2:59 am

Faith Academy held its commencement ceremony for 115 seniors on Thursday, May 23, at the school. The valedictorian was Kevin Sanders and the salutatorian wa...

High school graduations: 95 seniors celebrate at UMS-Wright Preparatory (photos)

May 24, 2013 2:47 am

UMS-Wright Preparatory School held its commencement ceremony for 95 seniors at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at the school's Cooper Stadium. The vale...

Sandy Stimpson pitches improvements at sports fields during initial news conference as mayoral candidate

May 24, 2013 2:37 am

Sandy Stimpson, joined by former Major League Baseball pitcher Jon Lieber, says he wants to see the city's sports fields improved if elected mayor ...

Thursday night Mobile-area weather: 20 percent chance of rain tonight and a sunny weekend

May 24, 2013 1:52 am

Expect a mostly sunny Friday with a high near 88 degrees with the low dropping to 59 on Friday night. (NOAA) MOBILE, ...

Man shot in the chest outside a Mobile convenience store, police say

May 23, 2013 10:41 pm

Police say the victim is expected to survive. The shooting does not appear to be random. (File photo)MOBILE, Alabama -- A man ...

Boy Scouts of America votes to allow openly gay youth; adult volunteer says, 'I don't belong anymore' (updated)

May 23, 2013 10:28 pm

Five delegates from Greater Alabama Council voted against the policy change. Boy Scouts from right, Joey Kalich, 10, Steven Gr...

Mobile police search for 2 men accused of robbing an electronics store

May 23, 2013 10:14 pm

Armed with one gun, the men stole money from the cash register of a Radio Shack before fleeing the scene in an SUV, police said. ...

Six firms vie to manage Mobile County school system construction projects (photos)

May 23, 2013 8:19 pm

The Mobile County school board heard presentations Wednesday from several firms seeking to manage and oversee $100 million in school construction projects o...

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