(Video Above: A cappella group Voices of the South) By John Herr Making friends, making music, and making people smile. Doing just one of these is a worthy goal. But all three at once? Cue Voices of the South. Based in Birmingham, Voices of the South is an a cappella barbershop-style singing group with 22 […]

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan where the world’s first and only ever nuclear offensive succeeded. The attack on the city, along with a strike to Nagasaki three days later, effectively ended combat in the Pacific Theater of World War II, leading to the unconditional surrender of the Japanese. […]

The best advertisements do more than make you want to buy a product. They wrap you in an emotion. As one of the states with the largest military populations, many Alabamians know what it’s like to have a family member far away on active duty. Check out this heartwarming commercial “Letters to Dad” by the […]

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — Most of the summer has passed since the Ice Cream Company Blue Bell recalled all products after a listeria scare but now ice cream lovers can rejoice because the Alabama Department of Public Health (DPH) has placed “no restrictions” on the sale of Blue Bell ice cream made at the company’s Sylacauga […]

(Video Above: Alabama native Ray Williams competes in the International Powerlifting Federation world championship) By Freddy Padilla Demopolis native Ray Williams is making a name for himself across the globe. He recently set the world raw squat record of 938 pounds at The International Powerlifting Classic World Championships in June in Salo, Finland. He also […]

(Video Above: Alabamian Travis Perry demonstrates the ChordBuddy) By Carla Davis When Travis Perry introduced his revolutionary invention, ChordBuddy, to America on the ABC TV show “Shark Tank” in 2012, he had no idea it would become a nationwide success, bringing in millions in sales in three years. “When I went on ‘Shark Tank,’ that […]

DECATUR, Ala. — Switzerland-based RUAG announced Friday that it will launch an Alabama manufacturing operation after forming a strategic partnership with United Launch Alliance, which produces rockets at a factory in Decatur. RUAG, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of products for the space industry, said the new Alabama operation will produce carbon-fiber components for ULA’s […]

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. — Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza recently placed small decals on the back of every patrol car in his service with an excerpt from Matthew 5:9, stating “Blessed are the peacemakers.” “I’ve always had religious belief, and I feel like that’s kept me alive,” Valenza told the Dothan Eagle. “We’ve used that […]

ONEONTA, Ala. — Dr. David R. Wilson, a physician from Oneonta, Alabama, is reportedly under house arrest in China after being accused by its notoriously anti-Christian government of having a “religious discussion” in public. According to reports, Dr. Wilson was arrested in a book store and detained until a hearing Monday. The results of that […]

(Video Above: Belinda Ringpfiel shares about Ocean Camp with the Alabama NewsCenter) By Karim Shamsi-Basha The water surface was devoid of fins. Tension built up as everyone looked around for dolphins at Bear Point Bay. Then someone from another boat down a bit farther came on the radio: “Two dolphins at 11 o’clock.” Everyone tried […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After hearing from hundreds of distressed senior citizens across Central Alabama during the extreme July climate over the last several weeks, United Way of Central Alabama through a program called “Senior Cool” has teamed up with other area to distribute fans to help beat the heat. Senior Cool and United Way are […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Business Council of Alabama presented Honda Manufacturing of Alabama general counsel Raymond W. Perez with the BCA Distinguished Service and Leadership Award at a reception in Birmingham on Tuesday. Perez, a board member of both the BCA and the BCA’s Manufacturing Advisory Council, is a longtime friend of the business community […]

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University and NASA today signed a Space Act Agreement to explore and advance the applications of additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing — a technology that will revolutionize how all kinds of products, from simple items to components in rocket engines, are made. The signing took place during the university’s forum on […]

(Video Above: IronTribe Fitness and Neverthirst install bio-filtration systems in Cambodia) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Since it’s founding in 2007, Alabama-based IronTribe Fitness has quickly grown into a national brand that now has locations in 15 states, making it one of the fastest growing fitness companies in America. But in addition to building a profitable business, […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A group of Alabamians is hosting a rally Friday in hopes of showing Birmingham City Councilors just how much support there is for app-based ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in the Magic City. The event’s organizer, Leigh LaChine of the Alabama Libertarian Party, says that though the lack of transportation options […]

MOBILE, Ala. — The Emmy-nominated, nationally syndicated television show, Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford, topped its all-time ratings record, reaching 1.75 million weekly viewers during May 2015 Nielsen sweeps ratings. These numbers represent a 17% increase over the show’s previous audience record. The show is in its 17th broadcast season and is produced locally in […]

(Video Above: The Southern Foodways Alliance shares “The Gospel of the Alabama Oyster”) By Michael Tomberlin Alabama’s oyster reefs have historically harvested an average of one million pounds of oysters per year and have made it one of the top oyster producing states in the nation for more than a century. But changes to water […]

FLORENCE, Ala. — A jailed Alabama woman, known for confidentiality purposes as Jane Doe, has stopped her lawsuit to receive an abortion and instead wants to give birth to her child. In her original court filing, Doe wrote “I am very distraught, and do not want to be forced to carry this pregnancy to term.” […]

As one of the nation’s fastest growing retailers, Hibbett Sports is the go-to store for many amateur athletes, but did you know the company is headquartered right here in Alabama? Founded in 1945 as a boats and marine equipment retailer named Dixie Supply Company, Hibbett Sports has since grown to more than 1000 stores in […]

By Michael Tomberlin It is Alabama’s oldest industry and, by some measures, it is still the largest commerce sector in the state. In these days of advanced auto manufacturing and Google data centers, agribusiness should not be overlooked, officials say. Agribusiness was one of the focus areas of the Economic Development Association of Alabama’s summer […]

Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield says initiatives to expand the availability of renewable energy in the state will enhance Alabama’s ability to compete for some economic development projects. This year, TVA entered into a 20-year agreement to purchase 80 megawatts of solar power from NextEra’s solar facility near Florence, and just last month Google and […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Craft Beer Craze has firmly taken hold of Alabama, highlighted by a new report from data measuring company Nielson saying the Birmingham metropolitan area leads the nation in craft beer sales by both volume and market share growth. According to Nielson, the volume of craft beer being purchased at retail increased […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — According to a report from the Associated Press, Birmingham is currently enjoying the lowest average gas prices in the nation. Clocking in at $2.33 a gallon, the Birmingham metro area’s gas prices are the lowest in the country in a time when gas prices have declined across the board in response to […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Grant Prater, a seventeen-year-old former home-schooler and now a rising senior at the LAMP School in Montgomery, has achieved the seemingly impossible: he received perfect scores on both the SAT and the ACT. Prater earned a 36 on the ACT and a 2400 on his SAT after attempting the tests every year […]