Category Alabama History

Alabama moves up in latest rankings, reaches historic milestone in AP Poll

🐘 HISTORIC MILESTONE: Alabama becomes the second team in college football history to be ranked in 300 consecutive AP polls.

🏫 ACADEMY STREET: A historic high school in Troy has new life as the first phase of a $40M project is officially open.

🏗️ $475M INVESTMENT: U.S. Steel has officially broken ground on a new facility in Fairfield, bringing 250 full-time jobs to the area.

🎉 MENTONE HITCHING POST: The historic site will soon be home to a new building as construction is officially underway.

⛪ 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH: The historic building has opened a new Education and Visitor Center.

🥵 SEPTEMBER HEAT CONTINUES: It has been a record-breaking month in Alabama as the heat continues in the final days before fall officially begins.

🎺 ALABAMA NATIONAL CEMETERY: Every evening at 4:30PM this month, a live bugler is showing up to play Taps to honor the veterans buried there.

⛵ NINA + PINTA REPLICAS: The ships are returning to Alabama this October, docking in Rogersville with public tours available.

🥵 HEAT TAKES OVER SEASON OPENER: Alabama left Bryant-Denny Stadium with a win but players + fans had to battle the high temperatures in Tuscaloosa.