Category Civic
Civic/City relevant stories to the state of Alabama.
The sweet potato is one step away from becoming Alabama’s official state vegetable
Holy potatoes! Did you hear the news? In a 94-4 vote, the Alabama State Senate passed the bill to declare the sweet potato as the official state vegetable. It now awaits Governor Kay Ivey’s signature. Learn about the student-led bill…
8 orgs accepting disaster relief volunteers in Alabama now
Help Alabama with tornado relief after deadly storms
Viola Liuzzo -only white woman among 40 civil rights martyrs in Montgomery
5 Alabama painters changing the way you see the state
Prepare for dangerous severe weather on March 25. Parts of Alabama under “High Risk”
The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded its severe weather forecast for most of Northwest and Central Alabama to the “High Risk” category, the highest severe and dangerous weather threat level.
Alabama assessing St. Patrick’s Day tornado + flood damage
The state of Alabama is accessing tornado and flood damage a day after the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued a rare *high risk* of severe weather warning for March 17th. The warning by the Service prompted Governor Kay Ivey…
6 things you might not know about the Alabama constitution
The Alabama state constitution is world-famous for being long, old and very, very long. Keep reading to learn more about the state’s guiding legislative document, including some of the strangest laws still on the books in Alabama.