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Automakers contribute $10.8 billion to Alabama, report says
Alabama’s four automaking plants and affiliated factories contribute $10.8 billion to the state’s economy. That’s according to a new report from Autos Drive America and the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). The two collaborated on an economic impact survey looking at the reach automakers have in...
Look Back ... to a proposal for regional primaries, 1999
Jul. 19—July 19, 1949, in The Star: In state news, Alabama Attorney General A. A. Carmichael will not be taking Julius Vance Harper, 21, back into custody to complete a 10-year sentence for the theft of $5. In Trenton, N.J., today, Federal District Judge Phillip Forman declined to send the Black labor camp escapee back to the Heart of Dixie, finding very credible Harper's testimony that he had ...
Baptist Hill Missionary Baptist to host revival services
Baptist Hill Missionary Baptist Church has announced details of their annual revival services. The officers and members of Baptist Hill Missionary Baptist Church are extending an invitation to the public to attend Annual Revival Services beginning on Sunday, Aug. 4 in the 121 a.m. service. The them for the services is taken from Psalm 8:5: […] The post Baptist Hill Missionary Baptist to host revival services appeared first on The Brewton Standard.
Is the story of the Clotilda a hoax? One author thinks it could be
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A theory questioning the legitimacy of the story of the Clotilda slave ship is gaining attention. The claims are outlined in an article that was published by the Wall Street Journal. The Clotilda is widely believed to be the last slave ship to come to America, but this theory challenges that title and the existence of the ship itself. The theory is facing criticism from researchers and descendants whose ancestors were on the Clotilda.
No deaths reported locally over Fourth of July weekend
Over the course of an extended five-day enforcement period, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated a total of nine traffic fatalities and three non-boating fatalities (drownings). However, this was the third year in a row where the state experienced zero boating related fatalities on Alabama waterways. The official Fourth of July travel […] The post No deaths reported locally over Fourth of July weekend appeared first on The Demopolis Times.
U.S. Attorney’s Office launches initiative targetting gun switches
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a new initiative on Thursday designed to target illegal machinegun conversion tools, known as switches. Operation Flip the Switch falls under Project Safe...
Happenings in North Alabama the weekend of July 19-21
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — This weekend has some events to keep in mind!. The Market at MidCity - Every Sunday until November 10, from noon to 4 p.m., featuring 50 local vendors. Athens Lions Club Kiddie Carnival - Rides priced at one 50-cent ticket each. The carnival runs Thursday through Saturday evenings until July 27.
Researchers study forest deep beneath the Gulf
BATON ROUGE – The ancient underwater forest about eight miles off the coast of Gulf Shores, Alabama, is known as a time capsule from the last ice age — and for the first time, researchers understand why. Chemical and pollen analyses found the bald cypress trees were buried...
NABSTMC rides through Africatown, donates $10,000
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The National Association of Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers Motorcycle Club has been out in full force in the Port City. During its weeklong stay in Mobile, the group gave away backpacks, visited local shelters, and concluded with a faith service and a ride to Africatown. During...
“You got to be a little crazy”; 13th annual Dauphin Street Vault competition
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – The 13th annual Dauphin Street Vault competition took the streets Saturday. The event attracts nearly 200 athletes and over 2,000 spectators to Downtown Mobile. “It’s a very niche sport but it’s very spectator friendly so you don’t have to know anything about it to appreciate it,” Dauphin Street Vault director, Drew […]
Mobile area shrimpers rally, concerned for their livelihoods
SATSUMA, Ala. (WALA) - Shrimpers in the Mobile area rallied Saturday afternoon for a cause they say affects their very livelihoods. They say the U.S. market is being flooded with shrimp from overseas. But a federal bill proposed this year is designed to stop that. Shrimpers rallied at the Shrimp...
ARCO Named To Top ENR List
ARCO announced it was named to the No. 4 spot on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2024 list of “Top Design-Build Firms.” In addition, ARCO earned other rankings in ENR’s 2024 lists: No. 1 in “Domestic Builder of Distribution Centers and Warehouses in the United States,” “No. 17 on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors List,” No. 4 in “Top 50 Domestic Building/Manufacturing Revenue” and No. 50 in “Top 50 Contractors Working Abroad.” ARCO first appeared on ENR’s Top 100 Design-Build List in 2006, ranking at number 79. The ARCO Design/Build Mobile office on Dauphin Street is led by Division Manager Mark Roy. As a national design-build firm, ARCO offers turnkey design-build services that provide a direct relationship with a single point of contact.
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