Austal USA launches first steel ship from Mobile facility
The T-ATS 11, titled the USNS Billy Frank Jr., will serve as a Navy towing, salvage and rescue ship. It weighs 3,100 metric tons—or 6.8 million pounds.
#navy #maritime #alabama ct
Category Civic
Civic/City relevant stories to the state of Alabama.
2 Alabama cities rank in top 60 of WalletHub’s best run cities in America
WalletHub has released its annual list of best run cities in America and two spots in the southern third of our state were ranked in the top 60.
#alabama #economy #civics ct
Gadsden library introduces 2 new book vending machines in community
The Gadsden Public Library is extending its reach in the city by installing two new book vending machines at different community centers.
#library #gadsden #education ct
How you could adopt a wild horse or burro through federal auction
The Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program is hosting an auction in Cullman County next month. Find out everything you need to know ⬇️
#wildhorse #cullman #auction ct
2 Alabama restaurants highlighted by BBC for work during Civil Rights Movement
The BBC wrote about five restaurants that played a vital role in the Civil Rights Movement including two popular barbecue spots in the Black Belt.
#CivilRights #alabama #food ct
REPORT: FBI could relocate National Academy to Huntsville
🚓 QUANTICO TO HUNTSVILLE? Moving the training academy could increase the FBI's presence in the Rocket City.
#huntsville #alabama #fbi ct
Mobile begins work on $1.4M pocket park at Government Plaza
The county hopes the project will create a safer, greener and more inviting outdoor space in downtown.
#Mobile #alabama #greenspace ct
Fairhope begins work on $6M renovations at K-1 Center
More than $6 million will be used to fund the renovations as the building will become the home of Hatch Fairhope.
#business #innovation #alabama ct
USS Enterprise to be dismantled in Mobile
The U.S. Navy's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be dismantled in Mobile by the end of the decade.
#navy #Mobile #history ct
Mobile-Tensaw Delta tract to be renamed E.O. Wilson Land Between the Rivers Preserve
🌎🌍 WELL DESERVED: Native Alabamian E.O. Wilson (who passed away in 2021) is widely recognized as one of America's greatest naturalists and scientists.
#TNC #eowilson #americasamazon pb
