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Feel-Good Friday: Pryce Holcombe Is Honored in Florence, AL for His Special Olympics World Games Win

Florence, Alabama, honors one of its native sons in his Special Olympics gold medal win.

Birmingham looks toward a 're-vision' of historic Linn Park

It was one of Birmingham’s first parks and it has been the site of countless events and social protests. What's next for Linn Park?

Toledo City Council discusses proposal for cameras in 15 parks

The average camera will cost just under $1,000 and some of the mobile camera trailers are as high as $7,000.

The Environmental Injustices of Coke Plants in Birmingham, AL — ProPublica

Bluestone Coke and other industrial plants have polluted north Birmingham’s Black communities for years. Now, they may settle with local regulators for a fraction of what they face in penalties.

Harding pushed for racial equality in the deep South 100 years ago

Warren Harding's Historic Speech on Race: How Black and White Americans Responded

No matter which major party won America’s presidential election in 1920, the country was destined for another chief ...

Harding goes to Birmingham - Galion Inquirer

Harding goes to Birmingham - Morrow County Sentinel

Douglas County park, road closed due to flooding

Mt. Vernon Road at Woodrow Wilson Park was closed on Wednesday because of the flooding.

Christmas in Alabama through the decades: Vintage holiday photos

Christmas in Alabama through the decades: Vintage holiday photos Updated Dec 27, 2020; In 1836, Alabama reportedly became the first to make Christmas a state holiday, according to the History Channel, followed by Louisiana and Arkansas in 1838. “Although no records have been found to support those dates, they are repeated in numerous online sources and are generally accepted by historians. The legislation allowed residents to take off work for the day, without repercussion, to spend time with family and friends,” journalist Kelly Kazek once wrote. “Before that point in 1836, celebration of Christmas was met with widely varied responses in different regions: In Boston, it was a sin and a crime to celebrate on Christmas. In the early colonies, there was sometimes a fancy meal to mark the day. But in the South, people wanted to entertain on a grander scale: Southerners wanted to sing, share meals, give gifts, drink spirits and generally throw large and lavish parties.”