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Thanksgiving in Alabama is measured in casserole dishes and pie plates, and every family has a lineup it defends with total conviction. Maybe your aunt’s dessert is the one everyone circles first, or there’s a side dish you’d happily fight a cousin over for the last spoonful. Either way, turkey rarely gets the final word. […]
Alabama restaurants and hotels are struggling to stock Tito’s vodka, Jack Daniel’s and other popular liquor brands as distribution problems at the state’s liquor warehouses leave businesses without products they need to serve customers. The shortages, which have lasted weeks at some locations, follow the Alabama Alcoholic...
Governor-elect Tommy Tuberville has named Hannah Eddins communications director for his incoming administration, his transition team announced. Eddins is now deputy communications director in Tuberville’s U.S. Senate office in Washington, where she helps guide his communications strategy in Alabama and nationally. She is from Samson and holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and a master’s degree in communication from Auburn University.
It’s that time of year to bundle up and head out to enjoy some favorite holiday activities from Huntsville to Athens to Cullman. Galaxy of Lights – Huntsville Starting Nov. […] The post 256 Today Roundup: Events across North Alabama this week (Nov. 13-19) appeared first on 256 Today .
In Alabama, a catfish dinner is not really complete until a basket of hot hushpuppies hits the table. Some places now charge extra for those little cornmeal bites, but plenty of old-school spots still treat them as part of the deal. This list rounds up seven catfish houses across the...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been ordered to report to a federal prison in Alabama by Dec. 3 to begin serving his sentence for tax evasion. According to an order filed Nov. 5 by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Parker, Ford must surrender...
Snapper throats. Yes, that’s a real menu item, and people drive across Alabama hoping the kitchen hasn’t run out. Who knew the most coveted part of a fish would be its throat?. The seafood gets the Greek treatment here, broiled with lemon and plenty of seasoning. And dessert...
Named the Alabama Retail Association’s 2026 Gold Retailer of the Year, Rusty Richardson has spent decades preserving the values that made Bernard’s a downtown Jasper institution.
A blast of cold air has settled in over Alabama, and the first freeze of the fall is expected tonight in many areas. The National Weather Service has issued freeze warnings that will go into effect tonight for a large part of the state. Part of south Alabama will be...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new audit of the Kilby Correctional Facility and the Alabama Department of Corrections found an “underlying sense of secrecy within the agency,” according to the Alabama Department of Examiners and Public Accounts (ADEPA). The nearly 400-page audit was published to the Alabama legislature’s...
Three conservation organizations have notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service they intend to sue the agency over its failure to decide whether a rare Alabama fish species warrants federal protections. The Center for Biological Diversity, Alabama Rivers Alliance and Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed the notice Thursday, citing the agency’s...
Limestone County family farm, founded by a formerly enslaved man in 1877, was a featured stop for national leaders weighing the future of rural land and power. In 1877, a formerly enslaved man named George Bridgeforth began farming in Limestone County. Nearly 150 years later, his family’s farm is one of the most successful Black-owned agricultural businesses in the South.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - If you enjoy a cocktail after a long day’s work, it may be harder to come by right now. In a statement, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board confirmed reports of disrupted product shipments and shortages of popular products at both retail and wholesale locations across Alabama.
Chilton County High School informed head football coach Thomas Hughes on Nov. 1 that it was firing the first-year coach. CCHS fired Hughes after a 1-9 season, and the new head coach in 2027 will be the school’s fifth head coach in the last five seasons, once it finds someone to take the job.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - AT&T can begin shutting off traditional copper landline service in dozens of Alabama towns starting Sunday, Nov. 15. According to AT&T’s filing with the Federal Communications Commission, parts of the following 25 Alabama communities could be impacted:. Bremen. Carbon Hill. Citronelle. Clayton. Cordova. Courtland. Dora.
Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery drivers should know why treated highways can still freeze.
When it comes to cozy breakfast pastries that stir up warm feelings of nostalgia, it's hard to find a better example than cinnamon rolls. Southerners (and Americans in general) love to buy these plush treats at bakeshops and to swap recipes at community gatherings and family parties. But in Alabama, church bakeoffs and local dessert swaps often feature a unique twist on the cinnamon roll: the orange roll.
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A new Alabama law allows schools to hire eligible veterans as teachers, even without a four-year degree. State Rep. Rick Rehm, R-District 85, co-sponsored Senate Bill 149, which took effect Oct. 1. The law creates a temporary teaching certificate for veterans. They need at least four...
BIRMINGHAM — High Dive HiFi Lounge in Lakeview has been named Alabama’s best new restaurant of 2026 by Tasting Table, the national food publication’s pick for the state in its... The post High Dive Named Alabama’s Best New Restaurant of 2026 appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .
While Democrats saw gains in every Alabama county last week, shifts in counties holding three of the state’s major universities were notable. In Tuscaloosa County, home of the University of Alabama, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones won 54%-45% over Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville, a reversal from 2022, when Republican Gov. Kay Ivey won against Democratic nominee Yolanda Flowers, 62%-34%.
