Mobile Alabama's Mardi Gras is the oldest annual carnival celebration in the United States, having begun in 1703. The city of New Orleans was not founded until 1718.
Have you seen the YouTube clip with Alabama's resident sword swallower, Dan Meyer, swallowing a blade from a pair of Home Depot hedge clippers? Definitely NOT something to try at home, kids.
One mom in Albertville, Alabama doesn't value her daughter very much; the adult female was charged with child endangerment last fall when she had her daughter ride outside, on top of their van, to secure a cardboard box.
Jeffrey Paulk believes in downtown so much that he not only moved his business there, but also built a place for his wife's shop and will soon live there.