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Later, gator! Take a stroll through Summerdale, Alabama’s Alligator Alley

Later, gator! Take a stroll through Summerdale, Alabama’s Alligator Alley

| October 23, 2024 @ 4:05 pm

For the past two decades, the alligator population in Baldwin County has been steadily growing. Eighteen miles north of Gulf Shores, Wes Moore’s 160-acre Summerdale property – home to Alligator Alley – now boasts more than 700 primitive reptile residents whose distant ancestors once roamed the planet with dinosaurs.

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Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Startup Spotlight: TMA

Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Startup Spotlight: TMA

| October 23, 2024 @ 8:39 am

TMA was born out of a deep understanding that every essential industry relies on the proper management of hazardous goods. From the oxygen tanks in hospitals to the electronics in our smartphones, to the materials used to send scientists to space, these goods are the backbone of our modern world.

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Attalla’s Wills Creek Clothing wins Alabama Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice contest

Attalla’s Wills Creek Clothing wins Alabama Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice contest

| October 21, 2024 @ 4:58 pm

Wills Creek Clothing, a women’s clothing, gift and home décor boutique in Attalla, is the Alabama Retail Association‘s 2024 Alabama Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice Award winner.

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University of Alabama’s new ‘disco elephant’ statue features 20,000 mirror tiles

University of Alabama’s new ‘disco elephant’ statue features 20,000 mirror tiles

| October 21, 2024 @ 8:00 am

The University Club at the University of Alabama commissioned this “digital disco elephant” statue to use at special events. Creating the statue posed some unique challenges to the artists.

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Great Alabama 650 concludes with record finishes on Alabama Scenic River Trail

Great Alabama 650 concludes with record finishes on Alabama Scenic River Trail

| October 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am

The 2024 Great Alabama 650, a 650-mile paddle race across the waterways of Alabama, concluded Oct. 1 after 10 days in which paddlers from around the world pushed their limits through rain and shine.

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6 Alabama mid-fall food festivals spotlight oysters, sausage, mushrooms, wine and more

6 Alabama mid-fall food festivals spotlight oysters, sausage, mushrooms, wine and more

| October 19, 2024 @ 2:25 pm

Feast on oysters, macaroni and cheese, mushrooms and smoked sausages at food-related festivals set for October and the beginning of November.

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Can’t Miss Alabama: Fall festivities include Mac + Cheese Festival, Parade of Pumpkins

Can’t Miss Alabama: Fall festivities include Mac + Cheese Festival, Parade of Pumpkins

| October 19, 2024 @ 9:00 am

Community Grief Support’s (CGS) Junior Board will host its seventh annual Magic City Mac + Cheese Festival Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Back Forty Beer Co. in Birmingham.

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How Alabama A&M’s Carson Vinson learned to love life on the blind side

How Alabama A&M’s Carson Vinson learned to love life on the blind side

| October 18, 2024 @ 3:51 pm

Carson Vinson says he didn’t grow up in Morrisville, N.C., dreaming about being an offensive lineman. “I wanted to play quarterback,” the Alabama A&M offensive left tackle said. “To be honest, and I’ll speak for all linemen, nobody really grows up wanting to be an offensive lineman. That’s just something that you’re kind of given, and then you learn to love it.”

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Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival features cooking demonstration from winner of MasterChef Junior

Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival features cooking demonstration from winner of MasterChef Junior

| October 17, 2024 @ 7:28 am

Cooking demonstrations by MasterChef Junior winner Bryson McGlynn and noted Alabama chef Ricky Albright highlight the schedule for the third annual Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival.

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Southern Company CEO Chris Womack ‘deeply honored’ by Alabama’s Black Belt Community Foundation recognition

Southern Company CEO Chris Womack ‘deeply honored’ by Alabama’s Black Belt Community Foundation recognition

| October 16, 2024 @ 9:48 am

For its milestone 20th year, the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) recognized Chris Womack, a native of Greenville in Alabama’s Black Belt, and the Southern Company CEO called it one of his top honors.

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From rockets and space to mountains and lakes, Tami Reist is North Alabama’s champion

From rockets and space to mountains and lakes, Tami Reist is North Alabama’s champion

| October 15, 2024 @ 4:19 pm

If there was a cheerleading squad for all things North Alabama, Tami Reist would be the leader. In a way, she already is, in her capacity as president and CEO of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism Association, which represents 16 counties in the northern half of the state and generates more than $4.3 billion in travel spending annually.

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St. Michael’s Medical Clinic in Anniston, Alabama, expands services thanks to $25,000 grant from Alabama Power Foundation

St. Michael’s Medical Clinic in Anniston, Alabama, expands services thanks to $25,000 grant from Alabama Power Foundation

| October 15, 2024 @ 10:19 am

The Dr. David Satcher & St. Michael’s Medical Clinic and Learning Center in Anniston, Alabama, got a shot in the arm recently in the form of a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Power Foundation.

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Alabama leaders kick off EV Technology Center project to boost training

Alabama leaders kick off EV Technology Center project to boost training

| October 14, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Alongside state and local leaders, Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair celebrated the official launch of construction on a cutting-edge $30 million workforce training center at the Alabama Robotics Technology Park in Tanner, near Decatur.

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Retired 3-star Army general takes command at Birmingham Water Works

Retired 3-star Army general takes command at Birmingham Water Works

| October 14, 2024 @ 10:00 am

Retired Lt. Gen. Ron Burgess, who rose to the level of three-star general in the U.S. Army, will independently assess the Birmingham Water Works from top to bottom with no limitations and recommend structural changes where needed, BWW Board Chair Tereshia Huffman said recently.

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