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Ending the Week on a High Note: Stories from the Alabama News Center

| December 11, 2015 @ 1:20 pm

Bobby Bowden on a tank! A Heisman Trophy winner? A Birmingham company will distribute Coke in Atlanta, the hometown of Coke! A 103-year-old baseball player! Taylor Hicks and Gov. Robert Bentley lighting a Christmas tree! There were plenty of things to capture our attention at Alabama NewsCenter this past week.

Bobby Bowden retraces World War II from Omaha Beach to Battle of the Bulge

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Alabama Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry should win the Heisman

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Alabama aims to attract more auto industry growth on heels of Honda’s economic impact report

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Tomberlin’s Take: If Airbus expands, aerospace becomes more like automotive in Alabama

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Birmingham’s Coca-Cola distributor expanding into Coke’s hometown of Atlanta

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the world needs Robert F. Kennedy-style optimism

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an Apple product announcement in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Apple Inc. introduced a larger iPad with a 12.9-inch screen, designed to attract business users and jump-start demand for its tablets. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Tim Cook

Alabama State Capitol aglow with Christmas tree and lights

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Fresh Air Family finds the kitsch in Christmas with annual ‘wacky, tacky’ tour of holiday lights

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Clark Griswold lives: Crestline home ablaze in Christmas lights

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Exceptional Foundation Christmas carolers spread holiday cheer

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Children take a storybook train ride to meet Santa on his own turf

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The holiday season brings a variety of concerts and other festivities in this edition of Can’t Miss Alabama

Bellingrath Gardens and Home in Theodore, Ala., is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Magic Christmas in Lights in 2015. The dazzling nighttime display features more than 1,100 set pieces, 3 million lights and 15 scenes, set out in a walking tour throughout the 65-acre Garden estate. Photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 24. (Mike Kittrell)

Remember these tips for a safe, festive holiday season

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BBVA Compass Field first of many athletics facilities coming to UAB

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Auburn swimmer earns way onto 2016 Olympics team

Luis Carlos Martinez Auburn Swimming vs Texas on Thursday, January 8, 2015 in Auburn, Ala.  Photo by Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics

Daniel Corporation announces completions of two Birmingham projects

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Tomorrow land: UAB engineering lab explores the future of tech, teaching

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Alabama Power provides details about environmental costs, other operations during day-long public meeting

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As climate change talks continue, so does production of carbon-free energy from Plant Farley

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Alabama Power employees brighten holidays for less fortunate

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Birmingham’s Negro Southern League Museum welcomes 103-year-old former player

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Giants to join legends in Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

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Clay-Chalkville coach Jerry Hood says he’s ‘lucky’

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UAB researcher explores the science of aging

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Jack Baker hit home runs with young lives in Alabama Bright Lights

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Jinsei’s Kadoma Tuna listed as one of the 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die

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Five key takeaways from Alabama’s monthly residential sales report

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