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Plant Gaston APSO Members Cheer Special-Needs Children With Fishing Days

Plant Gaston APSO Members Cheer Special-Needs Children With Fishing Days

| May 9, 2019 @ 5:00 am

A 3-acre pond across from the plant offered bream and bass and a fun day of fishing.

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How Matthew Mayes Learned That ‘Art Encompasses All’

How Matthew Mayes Learned That ‘Art Encompasses All’

| May 7, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Art has been his passion since he was a young child.

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Auburn University Nursing Students Provide Immunization Education In Simulation Exercise

Auburn University Nursing Students Provide Immunization Education In Simulation Exercise

| May 6, 2019 @ 5:00 am

This year’s measles outbreak is already the worst in 25 years.

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Reference Genome For The Peanut Will Help Improve One Of Alabama’s Biggest Crops

Reference Genome For The Peanut Will Help Improve One Of Alabama’s Biggest Crops

| May 3, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Roughly half of the peanuts grown in the U.S. are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan.

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Chad Nelson Is An Alabama Maker Putting Mugs On Mugs

Chad Nelson Is An Alabama Maker Putting Mugs On Mugs

| April 30, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Nelson Studio for the Arts in Cullman is churning out Ug Chugs and smiles.

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On This Day In Alabama History: Children’s Hospital Opens New Building In Birmingham

On This Day In Alabama History: Children’s Hospital Opens New Building In Birmingham

| April 30, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Children’s Hospital of Alabama is one of the busiest pediatric facilities in the United States.

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Recipe: Peach Pecan Upside Down Cake

Recipe: Peach Pecan Upside Down Cake

| April 28, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Drizzle your favorite topping over this devilishly fruity-nutty dessert.

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Alabama EV Charging Station Grant Program Could Provide Model For Nation

Alabama EV Charging Station Grant Program Could Provide Model For Nation

| April 27, 2019 @ 5:00 am

The Rebuild Alabama law, adopted this year, includes an innovative grant program aimed at stimulating the installation of new EV charging stations across the state.

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Icons Gordon, Earnhardt Jr. Rule The 2000s At Talladega Superspeedway

Icons Gordon, Earnhardt Jr. Rule The 2000s At Talladega Superspeedway

| April 26, 2019 @ 5:00 am

The decade also saw the beginning of Brad Keselowski’s string of victories.

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Alabama Power Crews Make Significant Progress In Restoring Service Following Severe Storm

Alabama Power Crews Make Significant Progress In Restoring Service Following Severe Storm

| April 20, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Alabama Power crews worked through the night to restore service to tens of thousands of customers affected by the severe weather that tore across the state Thursday evening and early this morning.

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Alabama Legacy Moment: Alice Coachman Davis

Alabama Legacy Moment: Alice Coachman Davis

| April 17, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Alabama Public Television is producing a series of videos titled “Alabama Legacy Moments” that offer a quick history of the people, places and stories that have defined Alabama. Done in conjunction with the ongoing bicentennial celebration of the state that concludes in December 2019, the short pieces should inspire you to learn more about the rich history of Alabama. “Alabama Legacy Moments”  are sponsored by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission and the Alabama Broadcasters Association.

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Auburn University Researchers Recognized For Innovative Ideas

Auburn University Researchers Recognized For Innovative Ideas

| April 15, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Three Auburn University research teams have been recognized for innovative ideas that could have an impact not only on the economy of the state and region, but its health as well. The Office of the Vice President for Research presented faculty experts with funds from the LAUNCH Innovation Grant Program in an effort to help move their ideas from the lab to the marketplace.

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Michelob Ultra Terrace Announced For New University Of South Alabama Stadium

Michelob Ultra Terrace Announced For New University Of South Alabama Stadium

| April 14, 2019 @ 5:00 am

The University of South Alabama and Budweiser-Busch Distributing Co., Inc. have reached an agreement on a commitment to the new Hancock Whitney Stadium that includes recognition of the terrace in the facility’s south end zone.

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$24 Million American Life Building Renovation Kicks Off Birmingham’s Opportunity Zone Initiatives

$24 Million American Life Building Renovation Kicks Off Birmingham’s Opportunity Zone Initiatives

| April 13, 2019 @ 5:00 am

One of the most prominent vacant buildings in downtown Birmingham is about to get a $24 million transformation into 140 workforce housing apartments thanks to opportunity zone funding and a new initiative by the city of Birmingham.

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